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    lateral
    /ˈlat(ə)rəl/

    adjective

    • 1. of, at, towards, or from the side or sides: "the plant takes up water through its lateral roots" Similar sidewayssidewisesidelongsideward
    • 2. involving lateral thinking: British "he's very creative in a lateral way" Similar unorthodoxinventivecreativeimaginative

    noun

    • 1. a side part of something, especially a shoot or branch growing out from the side of a stem: "cut back all the laterals to within two buds of the main stem"
    • 2. a lateral consonant.

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  3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishLATERAL | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    LATERAL definition: 1. relating to the sides of an object or plant or to sideways movement: 2. A lateral consonant is…. Learn more.

  4. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › lateralLateral Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    1. : of or relating to the side. a lateral view. 2. : situated on, directed toward, or coming from the side. the lateral branches of a tree. 3. : extending from side to side. the lateral axis of an airplane. 4. phonetics : produced with passage of breath around the side of a constriction formed with the tongue. \l\ is lateral. laterally adverb.

  5. www.dictionary.com › browse › lateralLATERAL Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Lateral definition: of or relating to the side; situated at, proceeding from, or directed to a side. See examples of LATERAL used in a sentence.

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  7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishLATERAL definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    Learn the meaning of lateral as an adjective, noun, and adverb, and see how it is used in different contexts. Find out the synonyms, pronunciation, and word frequency of lateral in British and American English.

  8. www.thefreedictionary.com › lateralLateral - definition of lateral by The Free Dictionary

    Lateral means of, relating to, or situated at or on the side. It can also refer to a sound produced by breath passing along one or both sides of the tongue, or a pass in American football. See different sources and translations of lateral.

  9. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › lateralLateral - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    When something is extending to the side or moving to the side, it’s lateral. "All of the lateral movement in tennis hurt her knees and she had to quit playing." The adjective lateral comes from the Latin word lateralis, which means “belonging to the side” and the modern meaning is basically the same. In anatomy, views of the body from the ...

  10. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › lateralLATERAL | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    Learn the meaning of lateral as an adjective or noun in biology, phonetics, football and business. Find out how to pronounce lateral and see examples and translations in different languages.

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