Word: Lateral
How to pronounce: ˈlætərəl
Adjective
Definitions:
1. Of, at, toward, or from the side or sides.
Example sentences: "The plant takes up water through its lateral roots"
Noun
Definitions:
1. A side part of something, especially a shoot or branch growing out from the side of a stem.
Example sentences: "Cut back all the laterals to within two buds of the main stem"
2. A lateral consonant.
Example sentences: "Obstruent laterals, which are mainly found in indigenous languages of North America, are sometimes thought of as liquids but do not have their high sonority."
3. A pass thrown either sideways or backward from the position of the passer.
Example sentences: "After taking a lateral from White, Butler scored and jumped head-first into the front row of the endzone seats."
Transitive verb
Definitions:
1. Throw (a football) in a sideways or backward direction.
Example sentences: "He tried to lateral a kick return but fumbled"
Synonyms:
side
flank
transverse
transversal
longitudinal
horizontal
sidelong
crosswise
Antonyms:
cross
Derivations:
laterally
Lateral in Other Languages...
Spanish: Lateral
German: Seitlich
French: Latéral
Italian: Laterale
Turkish: Yan
