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lateral

[ lat-er-uhl ]

adjective

  1. of or relating to the side; situated at, proceeding from, or directed to a side:

    a lateral view.

  2. pertaining to or entailing a position, office, etc., that is different but equivalent or roughly equivalent in status, as distinguished from a promotion or demotion:

    a lateral move.

  3. Phonetics. articulated so that the breath passes on either or both sides of the tongue, as l.


noun

  1. a lateral part or extension, as a branch or shoot.
  2. Mining. a small drift off to the side of a principal one.
  3. Phonetics. a lateral speech sound.
  4. Football. lateral pass.

verb (used without object)

  1. Football. to throw a lateral pass.
  2. to move laterally or sideways:

    migrating birds lateraling down into Cape May.

verb (used with object)

  1. Football. to throw (the ball) in a lateral pass.

lateral

/ 藞濒忙迟蓹谤蓹濒 /

adjective

  1. of or relating to the side or sides

    a lateral blow

  2. phonetics (of a speech sound like l ) pronounced with the tip of the tongue touching the centre of the alveolar ridge, leaving space on one or both sides for the passage of the airstream
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a lateral object, part, passage, or movement
  2. phonetics a lateral speech sound
  3. botany a branch, leaf, or bud that grows out from the side of a stem or trunk
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • 藞濒补迟别谤补濒濒测, adverb
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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

  • 濒补迟路别谤路补濒路濒测 adverb
  • 辫蝉别耻路诲辞路濒补迟路别谤路补濒 adjective
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of lateral1

First recorded in 1590鈥1600; from Latin 濒补迟别谤腻濒颈蝉 鈥渙f the side,鈥 equivalent to later- (stem of latus ) 鈥渟ide鈥 + -腻濒颈蝉 -al 1
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of lateral1

C17: from Latin 濒补迟别谤腻濒颈蝉, from latus side
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I guess in terms of my own sensitivity, we did that lateral canthotomy 鈥 there鈥檚 something about cutting inside the eye that is a little squeamish-provoking for me.

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鈥淵ou would think she is not a freshman the way she plays defense 鈥 just her mentality, her tenacity, her length, her agility, her speed, her lateral movement,鈥 Bueckers said.

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The hiring pitch promised 鈥渕any perks鈥 of federal employment, including 鈥渆xcellent benefits, flexible work schedules, opportunities for professional growth, stability, and lateral movement across agencies.鈥

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This part of the inquiry will also look at the purchase of ventilators to help patients breathe, as well as millions of lateral flow and PCR tests.

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鈥淕iven that Plaintiff Morrison was walking in the lateral direction of the moving walkway while feeling rushed to get off the moving walkway, her gait instability would have been greater.鈥

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