- By the side; sidewise; toward, or from, the side.
Meaning of 'laterally' (Princeton's WordNet)
1 . laterally
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Meaning (1): - to or by or from the side
Example in sentence:
such women carry in their heads kinship knowledge of six generations depth and extending laterally among consanguineal kin as far as the grandchildren of second cousin
Meaning (2): - in a lateral direction or location
Example in sentence:
the body is spindle-shaped and only slightly compressed laterally