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Definition of lateral adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

lateral

adjective
 
/ˈlætərəl/
 
/ˈlætərəl/
[usually before noun] (specialist)
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  1. relating to the side of something or to movement to the side
    • the lateral branches of a tree
    • lateral eye movements
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryLateral is used with these nouns:
    • force
    • move
    • movement
    • …
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    Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin lateralis, from latus, later- ‘side’.
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