latéral

See also: lateral

French

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin laterālis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /la.te.ʁal/

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Adjective

latéral (feminine latérale, masculine plural latéraux, feminine plural latérales)

1. (relational) side, lateral, side (on or from the side)

   porte latérale ― side door

   vent latéral ― side wind

   chaîne latérale ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

   ligne latérale ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

   position latérale de sécurité ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

   sclérose latérale amyotrophique ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

Derived terms

• latéralement
• latéraliser

See also

• côté

Further reading

• “latéral”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012