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Meaning of 'lateral' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Lateral [ a.]
- Of or pertaining to the sides; as, the lateral walls of a house; the lateral branches of a tree.
- Lying at, or extending toward, the side; away from the mesial plane; external; -- opposed to mesial.
- Directed to the side; as, a lateral view of a thing.

Meaning of 'lateral' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . lateral [ s]
Meaning (1):
- lying away from the median and sagittal plane of a body
Example in sentence:
  • lateral lemniscus
Meaning (2):
- situated at or extending to the side
Example in sentence:
  • shot out sidelong boughs;
  • the lateral branches of a tree

Nearby Words:

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