Lateral
WordNet
adjective
(1) Lying away from the median and sagittal plane of a body
"Lateral lemniscus"
(2) Situated at or extending to the side
"The lateral branches of a tree"
"Shot out sidelong boughs"- Tennyson
noun
(3) A pass to a receiver upfield from the passer
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Etymology
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Adjective
- To the side; of or pertaining to the side.
- 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.
Verb
- To move (oneself or something) in a lateral direction
- To execute a lateral pass
Related terms
- bilateral
- trilateral
- quadrilateral
- collateral
- unilateral