"lateral" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈlæt.ə.ɹəl/, /ˈlæt.ɹəl/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-lateral.wav [Southern-England] Forms: more lateral [comparative], most lateral [superlative]
Rhymes: -ætəɹəl Etymology: Borrowed from Latin laterālis (“belonging to the side”), from latus (“the side or flank”) + -ālis (“-al”, adjectival suffix). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|laterālis||belonging to the side}} Latin laterālis (“belonging to the side”), {{af|la|latus|-ālis|nocat=1|pos2=adjectival suffix|t1=the side or flank|t2=-al}} latus (“the side or flank”) + -ālis (“-al”, adjectival suffix) Head templates: {{en-adj}} lateral (comparative more lateral, superlative most lateral)
  1. To the side; of or pertaining to the side.
    (anatomy, zootomy) Situated on one side or other of the body or of an organ, especially in the region furthest from the median plane.
    Categories (topical): Anatomy Categories (lifeform): Animal body parts Coordinate_terms (human anatomy direction adjectives): anterior
    Sense id: en-lateral-en-adj-en:anatomy Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 6 16 2 28 31 Topics: anatomy, biology, medicine, natural-sciences, sciences, zoology, zootomy Disambiguation of 'human anatomy direction adjectives': 44 11 8 0 20 17
  2. To the side; of or pertaining to the side.
    (pathology) Affecting the side or sides of the body, or confined to one side of the body.
    Categories (topical): Diseases Translations (pertaining to the left or right of the body): lateral (Catalan), laterální (Czech), kylki- (Finnish), ulko- (Finnish), lateraalinen (Finnish), latéral (French), lateral (German), έξω (éxo) (Greek), oldal- (Hungarian), laterális (Hungarian), laterale (Italian), lateral (Portuguese), lateral (Romanian), латера́льный (latɛrálʹnyj) (Russian), боково́й (bokovój) (Russian), lateral (Spanish), panagiliran (Tagalog)
    Sense id: en-lateral-en-adj-WD7MyRfQ Topics: medicine, pathology, sciences Disambiguation of 'pertaining to the left or right of the body': 35 54 11 0 0 0
  3. To the side; of or pertaining to the side.
    (physics) Acting or placed at right angles to a line of motion or strain.
    Categories (topical): Physics
    Sense id: en-lateral-en-adj-~SjcKEtp Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 6 16 2 28 31 Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics
  4. To the side; of or pertaining to the side.
    Sense id: en-lateral-en-adj-wdu1NjUh
  5. (UK) Non-linear or unconventional, as in, lateral thinking. Tags: UK
    Sense id: en-lateral-en-adj-24~C3Wrg Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 6 16 2 28 31
  6. (phonetics, phonology) (of a consonant, especially the English clear l) Pertaining to speech sounds generated by partially blocking the egress of the airstream with the tongue, leaving space on one or both sides of the occlusion for air passage. Categories (topical): Phonetics, Phonology Translations (pertaining to certain sounds): سَاكِن (sākin) (Arabic), جَانِبِيّ (jānibiyy) (Arabic), կողմնային (koġmnayin) (Armenian), կողմնական (koġmnakan) (Armenian), կողքային (koġkʿayin) (Armenian), lateral (Catalan), laterální (Czech), lateraalinen (Finnish), lateral (Galician), lateral (German), laterális (Hungarian), 側面音 (sokumen'on) (Japanese), ałtsʼááyol (Navajo), lateral (Romanian), латера́льный (latɛrálʹnyj) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-lateral-en-adj-V9KyKH-O Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -al Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 6 16 2 28 31 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -al: 12 4 7 3 13 31 4 4 6 7 3 7 Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, phonetics, phonology, sciences Disambiguation of 'pertaining to certain sounds': 14 11 9 0 18 48
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: vastus lateralis Coordinate_terms: distal, dorsal, medial, posterior, proximal, ventral [edit] Translations (of or pertaining to the side): anshëm (Albanian), կողմնային (koġmnayin) (Armenian), страничен (straničen) (Bulgarian), lateral (Catalan), postranní (Czech), boční (Czech), lateralo (Esperanto), sivuttainen (Finnish), sivu- (Finnish), latéral (French), lateral (Galician), lateral (German), seitlich (German), Seiten- (German), oldalsó (Hungarian), oldalirányú (Hungarian), oldal- (Hungarian), laterala (Ido), cliathánach (Irish), laterale (Italian), (yoko) (Japanese), کناری، جانبی (kenâri, jânebi) (Persian), lateralny (Polish), boczny (Polish), lateral (Portuguese), lateral (Romanian), боково́й (bokovój) (Russian), латера́льный (latɛrálʹnyj) (Russian), бочни (Serbo-Croatian), латералан (Serbo-Croatian), lateral (Spanish), panagiliran (Tagalog)
Derived forms: acousticolateral, ambilateral, anterodorsolateral, anterolateral, apicolateral, axiolateral, basolateral, basilateral, bilateral, caudolateral, centrolateral, collateral, contralateral, controlateral, costolateral, counterlateral, craniolateral, dextrolateral, distolateral, dorsolateral, ectolateral, equilateral, frontolateral, hemilateral, heterolateral, homolateral, inferolateral, intermediolateral, ipsilateral, isolateral, labiolateral, lateral aberration, lateral area, lateral canthus, lateral cricoarytenoid muscle, lateral cuneiform bone, lateral flow test, lateral fricative, lateral gene transfer, lateral geniculate nucleus, lateralism, lateralist, laterality, lateralize, lateral line, laterally, lateral malleolus, lateral mal, lateral mark, lateral meristem, lateralmost, lateral pass, lateral pectoral nerve, lateral pterygoid muscle, lateral pterygoid nerve, lateral pterygoid plate, lateral raise, lateral rectus, lateral scale, lateral sclerosis, lateral sinus, lateral stratum, lateral sulcus, lateral surface, lateral thinker, lateral thinking, lateral transfer, lateralward, latero-, laterolateral, left lateral, linguolateral, longilateral, matrilateral, mediolateral, mesiolateral, mesolateral, midlateral, monolateral, multilateral, nonlateral, obliquolateral, occipitolateral, octavolateral, octolateral, omnilateral, orbitolateral, palmarolateral, patrilateral, plantolateral, plantarolateral, plurilateral, polylateral, posterolateral, posteriolateral, prolateral, proximolateral, quadrilateral, quinquelateral, retrolateral, right lateral, rostrolateral, sacrolateral, semilateral, septilateral, septolateral, sinistrolateral, sublateral, superolateral, supralateral, temporolateral, tetralateral, trilateral, unilateral, ventrolateral, ventrosublateral Disambiguation of 'of or pertaining to the side': 25 25 25 25 0 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈlæt.ə.ɹəl/, /ˈlæt.ɹəl/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-lateral.wav [Southern-England] Forms: laterals [plural]
Rhymes: -ætəɹəl Etymology: Borrowed from Latin laterālis (“belonging to the side”), from latus (“the side or flank”) + -ālis (“-al”, adjectival suffix). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|laterālis||belonging to the side}} Latin laterālis (“belonging to the side”), {{af|la|latus|-ālis|nocat=1|pos2=adjectival suffix|t1=the side or flank|t2=-al}} latus (“the side or flank”) + -ālis (“-al”, adjectival suffix) Head templates: {{en-noun}} lateral (plural laterals)
  1. An object, such as a passage or a protrusion, that is situated on the side of something else.
    Sense id: en-lateral-en-noun-Gsg7dK3M
  2. (linguistics) A sound produced through lateral pronunciation (such as /l/ in lateral). Categories (topical): Linguistics Translations (sound produced through lateral pronunciation): laterála [feminine] (Czech), boková souhláska [feminine] (Czech), lateraaliäänne (Finnish), lateral [feminine] (Galician), Lateral [masculine] (German), Laterallaut [masculine] (German), Seitenlaut [masculine] (German), laterális hang (Hungarian), oldalsó hang (Hungarian), 설측음 (seolcheugeum) (alt: 舌側音) (Korean), boczny (Polish), spółgłoska boczna [feminine] (Polish), consoană laterală [feminine] (Romanian), lateral [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-lateral-en-noun-71ujfaK4 Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences Disambiguation of 'sound produced through lateral pronunciation': 1 86 7 6
  3. (American football) A lateral pass. Categories (topical): Football (American)
    Sense id: en-lateral-en-noun-6I2zDZDq Topics: American-football, ball-games, football, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
  4. (business) An employee hired for a position at the same organizational level or salary as their previous position. Categories (topical): Business
    Sense id: en-lateral-en-noun-9khD7isn Topics: business

Verb

IPA: /ˈlæt.ə.ɹəl/, /ˈlæt.ɹəl/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-lateral.wav [Southern-England] Forms: laterals [present, singular, third-person], lateralling [participle, present], lateraling [participle, present], lateralled [participle, past], lateralled [past], lateraled [participle, past], lateraled [past]
Rhymes: -ætəɹəl Etymology: Borrowed from Latin laterālis (“belonging to the side”), from latus (“the side or flank”) + -ālis (“-al”, adjectival suffix). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|laterālis||belonging to the side}} Latin laterālis (“belonging to the side”), {{af|la|latus|-ālis|nocat=1|pos2=adjectival suffix|t1=the side or flank|t2=-al}} latus (“the side or flank”) + -ālis (“-al”, adjectival suffix) Head templates: {{en-verb|++|past2=lateraled|pres_ptc2=lateraling}} lateral (third-person singular simple present laterals, present participle lateralling or lateraling, simple past and past participle lateralled or lateraled)
  1. To move (oneself or something) in a lateral direction.
    Sense id: en-lateral-en-verb-xX6dMrCN
  2. (American football) To execute a lateral pass. Categories (topical): Football (American)
    Sense id: en-lateral-en-verb-jk-vgQig Topics: American-football, ball-games, football, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: lateraling

Inflected forms

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      "word": "ipsilateral"
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      "word": "isolateral"
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      "word": "labiolateral"
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      "word": "lateral aberration"
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      "word": "lateral area"
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    {
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      "word": "lateral canthus"
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      "word": "lateral cricoarytenoid muscle"
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      "word": "lateral cuneiform bone"
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    {
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      "word": "lateral flow test"
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    {
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      "word": "lateral fricative"
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    {
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      "word": "lateral gene transfer"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "lateral geniculate nucleus"
    },
    {
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      "word": "lateralism"
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      "word": "laterality"
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      "word": "lateralize"
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      "word": "lateral line"
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      "word": "laterally"
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      "word": "lateral malleolus"
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      "word": "lateral mark"
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      "word": "lateralmost"
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      "word": "lateral pectoral nerve"
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      "word": "lateral pterygoid muscle"
    },
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      "word": "lateral scale"
    },
    {
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      "word": "lateral sclerosis"
    },
    {
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      "word": "lateral sinus"
    },
    {
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      "word": "lateral stratum"
    },
    {
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      "word": "lateral sulcus"
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    {
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      "word": "lateral thinker"
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      "word": "lateral thinking"
    },
    {
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      "word": "lateral transfer"
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      "word": "lateralward"
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      "word": "latero-"
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    {
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      "word": "laterolateral"
    },
    {
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      "word": "left lateral"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "linguolateral"
    },
    {
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      "word": "longilateral"
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      "word": "matrilateral"
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    {
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      "word": "mediolateral"
    },
    {
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      "word": "mesiolateral"
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    {
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      "word": "mesolateral"
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    {
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      "word": "midlateral"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "monolateral"
    },
    {
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      "word": "multilateral"
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    {
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      "word": "nonlateral"
    },
    {
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      "word": "obliquolateral"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "occipitolateral"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "octavolateral"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "octolateral"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "omnilateral"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "orbitolateral"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "palmarolateral"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "patrilateral"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "plantolateral"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "plantarolateral"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "plurilateral"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "polylateral"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "posterolateral"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "posteriolateral"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "prolateral"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "proximolateral"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "quadrilateral"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "quinquelateral"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "retrolateral"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "right lateral"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "rostrolateral"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "sacrolateral"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "semilateral"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "septilateral"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "septolateral"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "sinistrolateral"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "sublateral"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "superolateral"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "supralateral"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "temporolateral"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "tetralateral"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "trilateral"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "unilateral"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "ventrolateral"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "ventrosublateral"
    }
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      "name": "bor"
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      "name": "af"
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  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Latin laterālis (“belonging to the side”), from latus (“the side or flank”) + -ālis (“-al”, adjectival suffix).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "more lateral",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "most lateral",
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          "_dis1": "35 54 11 0 0 0",
          "code": "hu",
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        {
          "_dis1": "35 54 11 0 0 0",
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        {
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          "code": "it",
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          "sense": "pertaining to the left or right of the body",
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          "_dis1": "35 54 11 0 0 0",
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          "sense": "pertaining to the left or right of the body",
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          "_dis1": "35 54 11 0 0 0",
          "code": "ro",
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          "word": "lateral"
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        {
          "_dis1": "35 54 11 0 0 0",
          "code": "ru",
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          "roman": "latɛrálʹnyj",
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          "_dis1": "35 54 11 0 0 0",
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          "sense": "pertaining to the left or right of the body",
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          "_dis1": "14 11 9 0 18 48",
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          "_dis1": "14 11 9 0 18 48",
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      "code": "cs",
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      "_dis1": "25 25 25 25 0 1",
      "code": "fi",
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      "code": "fi",
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      "sense": "of or pertaining to the side",
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      "_dis1": "25 25 25 25 0 1",
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      "code": "de",
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    {
      "_dis1": "25 25 25 25 0 1",
      "code": "de",
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      "word": "Seiten-"
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    {
      "_dis1": "25 25 25 25 0 1",
      "code": "hu",
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    {
      "_dis1": "25 25 25 25 0 1",
      "code": "hu",
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      "_dis1": "25 25 25 25 0 1",
      "code": "hu",
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    {
      "_dis1": "25 25 25 25 0 1",
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      "sense": "of or pertaining to the side",
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    {
      "_dis1": "25 25 25 25 0 1",
      "code": "ga",
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      "sense": "of or pertaining to the side",
      "word": "cliathánach"
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    {
      "_dis1": "25 25 25 25 0 1",
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      "word": "laterale"
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      "_dis1": "25 25 25 25 0 1",
      "code": "ja",
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      "roman": "yoko",
      "sense": "of or pertaining to the side",
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    {
      "_dis1": "25 25 25 25 0 1",
      "code": "fa",
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      "roman": "kenâri, jânebi",
      "sense": "of or pertaining to the side",
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    {
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      "code": "pl",
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      "code": "pl",
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      "sense": "of or pertaining to the side",
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      "code": "pt",
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    {
      "_dis1": "25 25 25 25 0 1",
      "code": "ro",
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    {
      "_dis1": "25 25 25 25 0 1",
      "code": "ru",
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      "_dis1": "25 25 25 25 0 1",
      "code": "ru",
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      "roman": "latɛrálʹnyj",
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      "_dis1": "25 25 25 25 0 1",
      "code": "sh",
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      "word": "бочни"
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    {
      "_dis1": "25 25 25 25 0 1",
      "code": "sh",
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      "sense": "of or pertaining to the side",
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        "pathology",
        "sciences"
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          "physics"
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        "physics"
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        "To the side; of or pertaining to the side."
      ],
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        [
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        ]
      ]
    },
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        "Non-linear or unconventional, as in, lateral thinking."
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      "ipa": "/ˈlæt.ə.ɹəl/"
    },
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      "ipa": "/ˈlæt.ɹəl/"
    },
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      "rhymes": "-ætəɹəl"
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      "code": "sq",
      "lang": "Albanian",
      "sense": "of or pertaining to the side",
      "word": "anshëm"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "koġmnayin",
      "sense": "of or pertaining to the side",
      "word": "կողմնային"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "straničen",
      "sense": "of or pertaining to the side",
      "word": "страничен"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "of or pertaining to the side",
      "word": "lateral"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "of or pertaining to the side",
      "word": "postranní"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "of or pertaining to the side",
      "word": "boční"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "of or pertaining to the side",
      "word": "lateralo"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "of or pertaining to the side",
      "word": "sivuttainen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "of or pertaining to the side",
      "word": "sivu-"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "of or pertaining to the side",
      "word": "latéral"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "of or pertaining to the side",
      "word": "lateral"
    },
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "of or pertaining to the side",
      "word": "lateral"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "of or pertaining to the side",
      "word": "seitlich"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "of or pertaining to the side",
      "word": "Seiten-"
    },
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      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "of or pertaining to the side",
      "word": "oldalsó"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "of or pertaining to the side",
      "word": "oldalirányú"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
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      "sense": "of or pertaining to the side",
      "word": "oldal-"
    },
    {
      "code": "io",
      "lang": "Ido",
      "sense": "of or pertaining to the side",
      "word": "laterala"
    },
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      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "of or pertaining to the side",
      "word": "cliathánach"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "of or pertaining to the side",
      "word": "laterale"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
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      "roman": "yoko",
      "sense": "of or pertaining to the side",
      "word": "横"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "kenâri, jânebi",
      "sense": "of or pertaining to the side",
      "word": "کناری، جانبی"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "of or pertaining to the side",
      "word": "lateralny"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "of or pertaining to the side",
      "word": "boczny"
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    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
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      "word": "lateral"
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      "code": "ro",
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    },
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      "code": "ru",
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      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "of or pertaining to the side",
      "word": "бочни"
    },
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      "code": "sh",
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      "sense": "of or pertaining to the side",
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    },
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      "code": "es",
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    },
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      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
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      "word": "panagiliran"
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      "code": "ca",
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      "code": "cs",
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      "code": "fi",
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      "sense": "pertaining to the left or right of the body",
      "word": "kylki-"
    },
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      "code": "fi",
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      "sense": "pertaining to the left or right of the body",
      "word": "ulko-"
    },
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      "code": "fi",
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      "sense": "pertaining to the left or right of the body",
      "word": "lateraalinen"
    },
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      "code": "fr",
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    },
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      "code": "de",
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    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
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      "code": "hu",
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      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "pertaining to the left or right of the body",
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      "code": "it",
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      "code": "ru",
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      "code": "ar",
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      "word": "سَاكِن"
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      "code": "ar",
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      "code": "hy",
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      "code": "ca",
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      "code": "cs",
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      "code": "fi",
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      "code": "ja",
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      "code": "nv",
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      "code": "ro",
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    "English terms with IPA pronunciation",
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      "code": "cs",
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      "sense": "sound produced through lateral pronunciation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "tags": [
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      "tags": [
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      "tags": [
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      "code": "de",
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      "tags": [
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    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "sound produced through lateral pronunciation",
      "word": "oldalsó hang"
    },
    {
      "alt": "舌側音",
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "seolcheugeum",
      "sense": "sound produced through lateral pronunciation",
      "word": "설측음"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "sound produced through lateral pronunciation",
      "word": "boczny"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "sound produced through lateral pronunciation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "spółgłoska boczna"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "sound produced through lateral pronunciation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "consoană laterală"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "sound produced through lateral pronunciation",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "lateral"
    }
  ],
  "word": "lateral"
}

{
  "categories": [
    "English 2-syllable words",
    "English 3-syllable words",
    "English adjectives",
    "English countable nouns",
    "English lemmas",
    "English nouns",
    "English terms borrowed from Latin",
    "English terms derived from Latin",
    "English terms suffixed with -al",
    "English terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "English terms with audio links",
    "English verbs",
    "Rhymes:English/ætəɹəl",
    "Rhymes:English/ætəɹəl/3 syllables"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "lateraling"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "laterālis",
        "4": "",
        "5": "belonging to the side"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin laterālis (“belonging to the side”)",
      "name": "bor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "latus",
        "3": "-ālis",
        "nocat": "1",
        "pos2": "adjectival suffix",
        "t1": "the side or flank",
        "t2": "-al"
      },
      "expansion": "latus (“the side or flank”) + -ālis (“-al”, adjectival suffix)",
      "name": "af"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Latin laterālis (“belonging to the side”), from latus (“the side or flank”) + -ālis (“-al”, adjectival suffix).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "laterals",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lateralling",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lateraling",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lateralled",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lateralled",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lateraled",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lateraled",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "++",
        "past2": "lateraled",
        "pres_ptc2": "lateraling"
      },
      "expansion": "lateral (third-person singular simple present laterals, present participle lateralling or lateraling, simple past and past participle lateralled or lateraled)",
      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To move (oneself or something) in a lateral direction."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "move",
          "move"
        ],
        [
          "lateral",
          "lateral"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "en:Football (American)"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To execute a lateral pass."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "American football",
          "American football"
        ],
        [
          "execute",
          "execute"
        ],
        [
          "lateral pass",
          "lateral pass"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(American football) To execute a lateral pass."
      ],
      "topics": [
        "American-football",
        "ball-games",
        "football",
        "games",
        "hobbies",
        "lifestyle",
        "sports"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈlæt.ə.ɹəl/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈlæt.ɹəl/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ætəɹəl"
    },
    {
      "audio": "LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-lateral.wav",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/5/5e/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-lateral.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-lateral.wav.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/5/5e/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-lateral.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-lateral.wav.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "Southern-England"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (Southern England)"
    }
  ],
  "word": "lateral"
}

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