lateral

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Adjective 1.3.1 Antonyms 1.4 Noun 1.5 Verb 1.6 Related terms 1.7 External links 2 Spanish 2.1 Adjective

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From Latin laterālis (“‘belonging to the side’”) < latus (“‘a side’”)

[edit] Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈlæt.rəl/
• (US) IPA: /ˈlæt.ɚ.əl/

[edit] Adjective

lateral (comparative more lateral, superlative most lateral)

1. To the side; of or pertaining to the side.
2. (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.

[edit] Antonyms

• (anatomy): medial

[edit] Noun

lateral (plural laterals)

1. (American football) a lateral pass

[edit] Verb

to lateral (third-person singular simple present laterals, present participle lateralling or lateraling, simple past and past participle lateralled or lateraled)

1. To move (oneself or something) in a lateral direction
2. To execute a lateral pass

[edit] Related terms

• bilateral
• trilateral
• quadrilateral
• collateral
• unilateral

[edit] External links

• lateral in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• lateral in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911

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[edit] Spanish

[edit] Adjective

lateral m. and f. (plural laterales)

1. lateral, to the side