Definizione monolingua

lateral

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

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)
3. (American football) a lateral pass

lateral (comparative more lateral, superlative most lateral)

1. To the side; of or pertaining to the side.
2. (anatomy) 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.

3. (botany) Pertaining to the girth of an organ, rather than its thickness or length.
4. (linguistics) Pertaining to sounds that are 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 the air passage.

Definizione dizionario lateral

	laterale
	Situated at or extending to the side.

Altri significati:

(linguistics) a sound produced through lateral pronunciation (such as /l/ in '''lateral''' )

(botany) Pertaining to the girth of an organ, rather than its thickness or length.

To the side; of or pertaining to the side.

(linguistics) Pertaining to sounds that are 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 the air passage.

To move (oneself or something) in a lateral direction

an object, such as a passage or a protrusion, that is situated on the side of something else

(anatomy) Pertaining to the left or right of the body; further from the midline.

(American football) a lateral pass

(American football) To execute a lateral pass