Lateral
English Meaning
Of or pertaining to the sides; as, the lateral walls of a house; the lateral branches of a tree.
- Of, relating to, or situated at or on the side.
- Of or constituting a change within an organization or a hierarchy to a position at a similar level, as in salary or responsibility, to the one being left: made a lateral move within the company.
- Linguistics Of, relating to, or being a sound produced by breath passing along one or both sides of the tongue.
- A lateral part, projection, passage, or appendage.
- Football A lateral pass.
- Linguistics A lateral sound, such as (l).
- To execute a lateral pass.
- To pass (the ball) sideways or backward.