lateral
adjective/ˈlætərəl/
/ˈlætərəl/
[usually before noun] (specialist)- 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
- …
Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin lateralis, from latus, later- ‘side’.Definitions on the go
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