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lateral

la·te·ral

UK/ˈlæt(ə)ɹəl/ US/ˈlat͡ʃ(ə)ɹəl/ uncommon uk
noun (1) adjective (2)

noun

1.

a pass to a receiver upfield from the passer

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adjective

1.

situated at or extending to the side

  • “the lateral branches of a tree”
  • “shot out sidelong boughs” Tennyson
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2.

lying away from the median and sagittal plane of a body

  • “lateral lemniscus”
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Origin

Borrowed from Latin laterālis (“belonging to the side”), from latus (“the side or flank”) + -ālis (“-al”, adjectival suffix).

Phrases

  • lateral aberration
  • lateral area
  • lateral canthus
  • lateral cricoarytenoid muscle
  • lateral cuneiform bone
  • lateral flow test
  • lateral fricative
  • lateral gene transfer

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