Lateral
['læt(ə)r(ə)l] or ['lætərəl]
Definition
(adj.) lying away from the median and sagittal plane of a body; 'lateral lemniscus' .
(adj.) situated at or extending to the side; 'the lateral branches of a tree'; 'shot out sidelong boughs'- Tennyson .
Typist: Penelope--From WordNet
Definition
(a.) Of or pertaining to the sides; as, the lateral walls of a house; the lateral branches of a tree.
(a.) Lying at, or extending toward, the side; away from the mesial plane; external; -- opposed to mesial.
(a.) Directed to the side; as, a lateral view of a thing.
Edited by Allison
Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Indirect, oblique, secondary, resultant, collateral, deviative, additive,parallel, adjunctive, incidental
ANT:Lineal, direct, primary, immediate
Editor: Rochelle
Definition
adj. belonging to the side: proceeding from or in the direction of the side: (anat. and zool.) situated on one of the sides of the median vertical longitudinal plane of the body: (physics) at right angles to a line of motion or strain.—n. Lateral′ity.—adv. Lat′erally.—adj. Laterifō′lious (bot.) growing by the side of a leaf at its base.—Lateral fin one of the paired side fins of a fish:—opp. to Vertical fin.
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Examples
- Central incisors 5 to 8 months Lateral incisors 7 to 10 months First molars 12 to 16 months Canines 15 to 20 months Second molars 20 to 36 months _Permanent Teeth. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- One of the difficulties in silo construction is to avoid spreading of the building, which sometimes occurs through lateral pressure of the contents when settling. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- To unite and interlace the fibres the wire cloth belt is given a lateral oscillating or shaking movement, which serves to interlock the fibres. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- There are small lateral columns of water outside which receive the force, and which transmit and multiply it in the manner which is familiar to you. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- This pad was carried on the end of a vibrating arm whose lateral movement was limited between two adjustable points. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- Their new machines were much larger, and they added a vertical tail in order to secure better lateral balance. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- In 1898 a new type was introduced with a lateral swinging cylinder which permitted the simultaneous ejection of all the empty shells. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- To obviate this the saw carriage is provided with a lateral adjustment on the back movement called an off-set, so that the log returns for a new cut out of contact with the saw. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- They stand about 10 feet apart, forming a square, and they are bound together by massive lattice-work of wrought iron, to prevent any lateral movement. Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.
- This is a human character, and is due to lateral movement of the jaw, and hence rubbing down of the tubercles of the molars. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- The system of filling adopted consists of a culvert in each side wall feeding laterals from which are openings upward into the lock chamber. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
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