lateral

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See also: latéral

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin laterālis (“belonging to the side”), from latus (“the side or flank”) +‎ -ālis (“-al”, adjectival suffix).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlæt.ə.ɹəl/, /ˈlæt.ɹəl/
  • Audio (RP):(file)
  • Rhymes: -ætəɹəl

Adjective

lateral (comparative more lateral, superlative most lateral)

  1. To the side; of or pertaining to the side.
    Instead of a promotion, I opted for a lateral move to a similar position in the marketing department.
    2. (anatomy, zootomy) Situated on one side or other of the body or of an organ, especially in the region furthest from the median plane.
      The medial side of the knee faces the other knee, while the outer side of the knee is lateral.
      A fish senses changes in hydrodynamic pressure with its lateral line.
      Antonym: medial
    3. (pathology) Affecting the side or sides of the body, or confined to one side of the body.
    4. (physics) Acting or placed at right angles to a line of motion or strain.
  2. (UK) Non-linear or unconventional, as in, lateral thinking.
  3. (phonetics, phonology) (of a consonant, especially the English clear l) Pertaining to sounds generated by partially blocking the egress of the airstream with the tip of the tongue touching the alveolar ridge, leaving space on one or both sides of the occlusion for air passage.

Antonyms

Coordinate terms

Derived terms

Translations

pertaining to the left or right of the body

Noun

lateral (plural laterals)

  1. An object, such as a passage or a protrusion, that is situated on the side of something else.
  2. (linguistics) A sound produced through lateral pronunciation (such as /l/ in lateral).
    Coordinate terms: approximant, fricative, nasal, trill, plosive
  3. (American football) A lateral pass.
  4. (business) An employee hired for a position at the same organizational level or salary as their previous position.

Translations

See also

Verb

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. (American football) To execute a lateral pass.

Derived terms

References

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin laterālis.

Pronunciation

Adjective

lateral m or f (masculine and feminine plural laterals)

  1. lateral

Derived terms

Noun

lateral m or f (plural laterals)

  1. wingback
  2. (castells) a casteller in the pinya, who stands beside the baix and holds the legs of one of the segons to prevent them from swaying sideways.

Further reading

German

Etymology

In the 20th century, from Latin laterālis.

Pronunciation

Adjective

lateral (strong nominative masculine singular lateraler, not comparable)

  1. lateral

Declension

Positive forms of lateral (uncomparable)
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter
predicative er ist lateral sie ist lateral es ist lateral sie sind lateral
strong declension
(without article) 		nominative lateraler laterale laterales laterale
genitive lateralen lateraler lateralen lateraler
dative lateralem lateraler lateralem lateralen
accusative lateralen laterale laterales laterale
weak declension
(with definite article) 		nominative der laterale die laterale das laterale die lateralen
genitive des lateralen der lateralen des lateralen der lateralen
dative dem lateralen der lateralen dem lateralen den lateralen
accusative den lateralen die laterale das laterale die lateralen
mixed declension
(with indefinite article) 		nominative ein lateraler eine laterale ein laterales (keine) lateralen
genitive eines lateralen einer lateralen eines lateralen (keiner) lateralen
dative einem lateralen einer lateralen einem lateralen (keinen) lateralen
accusative einen lateralen eine laterale ein laterales (keine) lateralen

Interlingua

Adjective

lateral (not comparable)

  1. lateral

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /lɐ.tɨˈɾal/ [lɐ.tɨˈɾaɫ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /lɐ.tɨˈɾa.li/

  • Rhymes: -al, -aw
  • Hyphenation: la‧te‧ral

Adjective

lateral m or f (plural laterais)

  1. lateral (of, pertaining to or located in the side)
  2. of lesser importance

Derived terms

Noun

lateral f (plural laterais)

  1. (sports) sideline (line defining the side boundary of a playing field)
  2. (sports) throw-in (set-piece where the ball is thrown back into play)
  3. (phonetics) lateral (sound in which the airstream proceeds along the sides of the tongue)

Noun

lateral m or f by sense (plural laterais)

  1. (sports) winger (offensive player who plays on either side of the centre)
    Synonym: ala

Romanian

Etymology

From French latéral, from Latin lateralis.

Adjective

lateral m or n (feminine singular laterală, masculine plural laterali, feminine and neuter plural laterale)

  1. lateral

Declension

Declension of lateral
singular plural
masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
nominative/
accusative 		indefinite lateral laterală laterali laterale
definite lateralul laterala lateralii lateralele
genitive/
dative 		indefinite lateral laterale laterali laterale
definite lateralului lateralei lateralilor lateralelor

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin lateralis.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lateˈɾal/ [la.t̪eˈɾal]
  • Rhymes: -al
  • Syllabification: la‧te‧ral

Adjective

lateral m or f (masculine and feminine plural laterales)

  1. lateral, to the side
  2. (linguistics) lateral

Derived terms

Noun

lateral m or f (plural laterales)

  1. (soccer) full-back, fullback (a player who plays on the left or right side of defence)
  2. (linguistics) lateral

See also

Further reading

Swedish

Adjective

lateral (not comparable)

  1. to the side, lateral
  2. (linguistics) lateral

Declension

Inflection of lateral
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular lateral — —
Neuter singular lateralt — —
Plural laterala — —
Masculine plural3 laterale — —
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 laterale — —
All laterala — —
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.
2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
3) Dated or archaic

Noun

lateral c

  1. (linguistics) a lateral consonant, a lateral

Declension

Declension of lateral
nominative genitive
singular indefinite lateral laterals
definite lateralen lateralens
plural indefinite lateraler lateralers
definite lateralerna lateralernas

Further reading

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