lateral
See also: latéral
English
Adjective
lateral (comparative more lateral, superlative most lateral)
- To the side; of or pertaining to the side.
- Instead of a promotion, I opted for a lateral move to a similar position in the marketing department.
- Non-linear or unconventional, as in, lateral thinking.
- (anatomy) Pertaining to the left or right of the body; further from the midline.
- The medial side of the knee faces the other knee, while the outer side of the knee is lateral.
- A fish senses changes in hydrodynamic pressure with its lateral line.
- (physics) At right angles to a line of motion or strain.
- (phonetics, phonology) Pertaining to sounds generated by partially blocking the egress of the airstream with the tip of the tongue touching the alveolar ridge, leaving space on one or both sides of the occlusion for air passage.
Antonyms
- (anatomy): medial
- (geometric): longitudinal, vertical
Coordinate terms
Derived terms
Translations
of or pertaining to the side
pertaining to the left or right of the body
Noun
lateral (plural laterals)
- An object, such as a passage or a protrusion, that is situated on the side of something else.
- (linguistics) A sound produced through lateral pronunciation (such as /l/ in lateral).
- Coordinate terms: approximant, fricative, nasal, trill, plosive
- (American football) A lateral pass.
- (business) An employee hired for a position at the same organizational level or salary as their previous position.
Translations
See also
lateral consonant on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Verb
lateral (third-person singular simple present laterals, present participle lateralling or lateraling, simple past and past participle lateralled or lateraled)
- To move (oneself or something) in a lateral direction.
- (American football) To execute a lateral pass.
Related terms
Further reading
- lateral in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- lateral in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lateˈʀaːl/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -aːl
Declension
Declension of lateral
number & gender | singular | plural | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
predicative | er ist lateral | sie ist lateral | es ist lateral | sie sind lateral | |
strong declension (without article) |
nominative | lateraler | laterale | laterales | laterale |
genitive | lateralen | lateraler | lateralen | lateraler | |
dative | lateralem | lateraler | lateralem | lateralen | |
accusative | lateralen | laterale | laterales | laterale | |
weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der laterale | die laterale | das laterale | die lateralen |
genitive | des lateralen | der lateralen | des lateralen | der lateralen | |
dative | dem lateralen | der lateralen | dem lateralen | den lateralen | |
accusative | den lateralen | die laterale | das laterale | die lateralen | |
mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein lateraler | eine laterale | ein laterales | (keine) lateralen |
genitive | eines lateralen | einer lateralen | eines lateralen | (keiner) lateralen | |
dative | einem lateralen | einer lateralen | einem lateralen | (keinen) lateralen | |
accusative | einen lateralen | eine laterale | ein laterales | (keine) lateralen |
Interlingua
Portuguese
Adjective
lateral m or f (plural laterais, comparable)
- lateral (of, pertaining to or located in the side)
- of lesser importance
Noun
lateral f (plural laterais)
Noun
lateral m, f (plural laterais)
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lateˈɾal/, [lat̪eˈɾal]
Derived terms
Related terms
Further reading
- “lateral” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.
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