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Of or pertaining to the sides; as, the lateral walls of a house; the lateral branches of a tree.

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  1. a. Of or pertaining to the sides; as, the lateral walls of a house; the lateral branches of a tree.
  2. a. Lying at, or extending toward, the side; away from the mesial plane; external; -- opposed to mesial.
  3. a. Directed to the side; as, a lateral view of a thing.
  4. adj. situated at or extending to the side
  5. adj. lying away from the median and sagittal plane of a body
  6. n. a pass to a receiver upfield from the passer
  7. Lying at, or extending toward, the side; away from the mesialplane; external; -- opposed to mesial.
  8. j:97/n:3 s. situated at or extending to the side s. lying away from the median and sagittal plane of a body