lateral (redirected from Lateral geniculate nucleus)

lat·er·al  (ltr-l)

adj.

1. Of, relating to, or situated at or on the side.

2. 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.

3. Linguistics Of, relating to, or being a sound produced by breath passing along one or both sides of the tongue.

n.

1. A lateral part, projection, passage, or appendage.

2. Football A lateral pass.

3. Linguistics A lateral sound, such as (l).

v. lat·er·aled also lat·er·alled, lat·er·al·ing also lat·er·al·ling, lat·er·als also lat·er·als Football

v.intr.

To execute a lateral pass.

v.tr.

To pass (the ball) sideways or backward.

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[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin laterlis, from latus, later-, side.]

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later·al·ly adv.

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lateral [ˈlætərəl]

adj

1. of or relating to the side or sides a lateral blow

2. (Linguistics / Phonetics & Phonology) Phonetics (of a speech sound like l) pronounced with the tip of the tongue touching the centre of the alveolar ridge, leaving space on one or both sides for the passage of the airstream

n

1. a lateral object, part, passage, or movement

2. (Linguistics / Phonetics & Phonology) Phonetics a lateral speech sound

[from Latin laterālis, from latus side]

laterally  adv

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	lateral - a pass to a receiver upfield from the passer lateral pass passing, passing game, passing play, pass - (American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate; "the coach sent in a passing play on third and long"
Adj.	1.	lateral - situated at or extending to the side; "the lateral branches of a tree"; "shot out sidelong boughs"- Tennyson sidelong side - located on a side; "side fences"; "the side porch"
	2.	lateral - lying away from the median and sagittal plane of a body; "lateral lemniscus" distal - directed away from the midline or mesial plane of the body

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lateral

adjective sideways, side, flanking, edgeways, sideward He estimated the lateral movement of the bridge to be about six inches.

Translations

lateral [ˈlætərəl]

A. ADJ → lateral

B. CPD lateral thinking N → pensamiento m lateral

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lateral [ˈlætərəl] adj → latéral(e)

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lateral

adj → seitlich; lateral surface → Seitenfläche f; lateral view/window → Seitenansicht f → /-fenster nt

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lateral [ˈlæt/ər/əl] adj → laterale

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lateral

adj lateral [ˈlӕtərəl]

of, at, to or from the side lateral movement. sydelings جانِبي страничен postranní til siden; side- seitlich πλευρικός lateral külg- جانبی sivu- latéral צִדִי पार्श्विक postraničan oldalsó dari samping hliðar- laterale 横の 측면의 šoninis laterāls, sānu- sisian zij-, zijwaarts side-, tverr- boczny lateral lateral боковой bočný stranski bočni sido- เกี่ยวกับด้านข้าง yana ait, yanal 橫的，側的 бічний; горизонтальний پہلو کا ở bên 横（向）的

adv laterally

sywaarts جانِبيا странично stranou til siden seitlich πλευρικά lateralmente külje poole از پهلو sivusuuntaan latéralement מִן הַצַד पार्श्व, शाखा postrance, sa strane oldalt; oldalnézetben secara menyamping til hliðar lateralmente 横に 측면으로 šonu, iš šono laterāli, no sāniem sisian lateraal sidelengs, til sida, på tvers bocznie lateralmente lateral сбоку, вбок stranou s strani bočno på (åt, från) sidan, i sidled ด้านข้าง yandan, yanlamasına 橫地，側地 збоку پہلو سے thuộc ở bên 横（向）地