- 1. a. Of or pertaining to the sides; as, the lateral walls of a house; the lateral branches of a tree. Source: opted
- 2. a. Lying at, or extending toward, the side; away from the mesial plane; external; -- opposed to mesial. Source: opted
- 3. a. Directed to the side; as, a lateral view of a thing. Source: opted
- 4. adj. situated at or extending to the side Source: wordnet
- 5. adj. lying away from the median and sagittal plane of a body Source: wordnet
- 6. n. a pass to a receiver upfield from the passer Source: wordnet
- 7. 1. Of or pertaining to the sides; as, the lateral walls of a house; the lateral branches of a tree. 2. (Anat.) Lying at, or extending toward, the side; away from the mesial plane; external; -- opposed to mesial. 3. Directed to the side; as, a lateral view of a thing. Lateral cleavage (Crystallog.), cleavage parallel to the lateral planes. -- Lateral equation (Math.), an equation of the first degree. [Obs.] -- Lateral line (Anat.), in fishes, a line of sensory organs along either side of the body, often marked by a distinct line of color. -- Lateral pressure or stress (Mech.), a pressure or stress at right angles to the length, as of a beam or bridge; -- distinguished from longitudinal pressure or stress. -- Lateral strength (Mech.), strength which resists a tendency to fracture arising from lateral pressure. -- Lateral system (Bridge Building), the system of horizontal braces (as between two vertical trusses) by which lateral stiffness is secured. Source: webster
- 8. Lying at, or extending toward, the side; away from the mesialplane; external; -- opposed to mesial. Source: adambom
- 9. j:97/n:3 s. situated at or extending to the side s. lying away from the median and sagittal plane of a body Source: ecdict
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