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lateral

See also: latéral

English

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Etymology

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

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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 speech sounds generated by partially blocking the egress of the airstream with the tongue, leaving space on one or both sides of the occlusion for air passage.

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pertaining to the left or right of the body

Noun

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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.
  5. A lateral canal, a canal built alongside an existing stream.
    • 1956, United States House Appropriations Committee, Public Works Appropriations for 1957, page 703:
      […] Canal and laterals, section 4, and the first part of section 5; and Miller Canal and laterals.
    • 1971, Howard S. Latham, James M. Verzuh, Reducing Hazards to People and Animals on Reclamation ..., page 7:
      Two-thirds of the drownings, or 103, occurred along the back of the canal or lateral. […] 4 drownings per year occurred in reaches of canals or laterals protected by fencing.

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Verb

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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.

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Catalan

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin laterālis.

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lateral m or f (masculine and feminine plural laterals)

  1. lateral

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Noun

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lateral m or f by sense (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

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German

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Etymology

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In the 20th century, from Latin laterālis.

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lateral (strong nominative masculine singular lateraler, not comparable)

  1. lateral

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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

Indonesian

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Etymology

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Internationalism, borrowed from Dutch lateraal, from French latéral, from Latin laterālis.

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  • IPA(key): /la.tə.ˈral/
  • Rhymes: -ral
  • Hyphenation: la‧tê‧ral

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latêral

  1. lateral:
    1. to the side; of or pertaining to the side.
    2. (phonetics, phonology) pertaining to speech sounds generated by partially blocking the egress of the airstream with the tongue, leaving space on one or both sides of the occlusion for air passage.

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latêral (plural lateral-lateral)

  1. lateral:
    1. (anatomy) an object, such as a passage or a protrusion, that is situated on the side of something else.
    2. (phonetics, phonology) A sound produced through lateral pronunciation (such as /l/ in lateral).
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Adjective

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lateral (not comparable)

  1. lateral

Portuguese

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Pronunciation

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

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

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lateral m or f (plural laterais)

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

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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)

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lateral m or f by sense (plural laterais)

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

Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French latéral, from Latin lateralis.

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

  1. lateral

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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

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Etymology

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From Latin laterālis.

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

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lateral m or f (masculine and feminine plural laterales)

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

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lateral m or f by sense (plural laterales)

  1. (linguistics) lateral
  2. (soccer) full-back, fullback (a player who plays on the left or right side of defence)
  3. (soccer) throw-in
    Synonyms: saque lateral, saque de banda

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Swedish

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Adjective

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lateral (not comparable)

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

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Inflection of lateral
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular lateral — —
neuter singular lateralt — —
plural laterala — —
masculine plural2 laterale — —
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 laterale — —
all laterala — —

1 The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
2 Dated or archaic.
3 Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

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lateral c

  1. (linguistics) a lateral consonant, a lateral

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

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