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lateral

/ˈlætəɹəl/noun, adjective3 syllables

Lateral means: situated at or extending to the side.

Synonyms for lateral4

noun, as in a pass to a receiver upfield from the passer

lateral pass

adjective, as in situated at or extending to the side

sidelong, side

adjective, as in lying away from the median and sagittal plane of a body

distal

What does lateral mean?3

adjective

1

situated at or extending to the side“the lateral branches of a tree”

2

lying away from the median and sagittal plane of a body“lateral lemniscus”

noun

1

a pass to a receiver upfield from the passer

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with lateral?4

four syllables

five syllables

unilateralmultilateral
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Lateral in a sentence

  • The lateral malleolus is the bone on the outside of the ankle joint.Pyrimadine
  • His job title change was considered a lateral move, possibly a demotion, and certainly not a promotion.AlanF_US
  • Dr. Hawking was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis while at Oxford.Hybrid
  • The lateral cerebral ventricles are large cavities within the brain that produce cerebrospinal fluid (CSF).rul
  • The goal of the Ice Bucket Challenge was to raise awareness of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS.Hybrid

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Forms of lateral

as a noun

plural
laterals