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7-letter words (1 found)

LATERAL,

6-letter words (3 found)

RELATA,TALLER,TELLAR,

5-letter words (14 found)

ALATE,ALERT,ALTAR,ALTER,AREAL,ARTAL,ARTEL,LATER,RATAL,RATEL,REATA,TALAR,TALEA,TALER,

4-letter words (27 found)

ALAE,ALAR,AREA,ARET,ARLE,EARL,LAER,LARE,LATE,LEAL,LEAR,LEAT,RALE,RATA,RATE,REAL,TAAL,TAEL,TALA,TALE,TALL,TARA,TARE,TEAL,TEAR,TELA,TELL,

3-letter words (24 found)

AAL,ALA,ALE,ALL,ALT,ARE,ART,ATE,EAR,EAT,ELL,ELT,ERA,ETA,LAR,LAT,LEA,LET,RAT,RET,TAE,TAR,TEA,TEL,

2-letter words (13 found)

AA,AE,AL,AR,AT,EA,EL,ER,ET,LA,RE,TA,TE,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 83 words from lateral according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of lateral

lateral

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin laterālis (“belonging to the side”), from latus (“the side or flank”) +‎ -ālis (“-al”, adjectival suffix).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlæt.ə.ɹəl/, /ˈlæt.ɹəl/
  • Rhymes: -ætəɹəl

Adjective

lateral (comparative more lateral, superlative most lateral)

  1. To the side; of or pertaining to the side.
    2. (anatomy, zootomy) Situated on one side or other of the body or of an organ, especially in the region furthest from the median plane.
      Antonym: medial
    3. (pathology) Affecting the side or sides of the body, or confined to one side of the body.
    4. (physics) Acting or placed at right angles to a line of motion or strain.
  2. (UK) Non-linear or unconventional, as in, lateral thinking.
  3. (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.

Antonyms

  • (antonym(s) of "geometric"): longitudinal, vertical

Coordinate terms

  • (human anatomy direction adjectives) anterior,‎ distal,‎ dorsal,‎ lateral,‎ medial,‎ posterior,‎ proximal,‎ ventral (Category: en:Medicine) [edit]

Derived terms

Related terms

  • vastus lateralis

Translations

Noun

lateral (plural laterals)

  1. An object, such as a passage or a protrusion, that is situated on the side of something else.
  2. (linguistics) A sound produced through lateral pronunciation (such as /l/ in lateral).
    Coordinate terms: approximant, fricative, nasal, trill, plosive
  3. (American football) A lateral pass.
  4. (business) An employee hired for a position at the same organizational level or salary as their previous position.

Translations

See also

  • lateral consonant on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Verb

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.
  2. (American football) To execute a lateral pass.

Derived terms

  • lateraling

References

  • “lateral”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
  • “lateral”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
  • “lateral”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin laterālis.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [lə.təˈɾal]
  • IPA(key): (Valencian) [la.teˈɾal]

Adjective

lateral m or f (masculine and feminine plural laterals)

  1. lateral

Derived terms

  • lateralitzar
  • lateralment

Noun

lateral m or f by sense (plural laterals)

  1. wingback
  2. (castells) a casteller in the pinya, who stands beside the baix and holds the legs of one of the segons to prevent them from swaying sideways

Further reading

  • “lateral” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
  • “lateral”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
  • “lateral” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
  • “lateral” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

German

Etymology

In the 20th century, from Latin laterālis.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lateˈʁaːl/
  • Rhymes: -aːl

Adjective

lateral (strong nominative masculine singular lateraler, not comparable)

  1. lateral

Declension

Indonesian

Etymology

Internationalism, borrowed from Dutch lateraal, from French latéral, from Latin laterālis.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /la.tə.ˈral/
  • Rhymes: -ral
  • Hyphenation: la‧tê‧ral

Adjective

latêral

  1. lateral:
    1. to the side; of or pertaining to the side.
    2. (phonetics, phonology) 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.

Noun

latêral (plural lateral-lateral, first-person possessive lateralku, second-person possessive lateralmu, third-person possessive lateralnya)

  1. lateral:
    1. (anatomy) an object, such as a passage or a protrusion, that is situated on the side of something else.
    2. (phonetics, phonology) A sound produced through lateral pronunciation (such as /l/ in lateral).

Related terms

Further reading

  • “lateral” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

Interlingua

Adjective

lateral (not comparable)

  1. lateral

Portuguese

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -al, -aw
  • Hyphenation: la‧te‧ral

Adjective

lateral m or f (plural laterais)

  1. lateral (of, pertaining to or located in the side)
  2. of lesser importance

Derived terms

  • lateralmente

Noun

lateral f (plural laterais)

  1. (sports) sideline (line defining the side boundary of a playing field)
  2. (sports) throw-in (set-piece where the ball is thrown back into play)
  3. (phonetics) lateral (sound in which the airstream proceeds along the sides of the tongue)

Noun

lateral m or f by sense (plural laterais)

  1. (sports) winger (offensive player who plays on either side of the centre)
    Synonym: ala

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French latéral, from Latin lateralis.

Adjective

lateral m or n (feminine singular laterală, masculine plural laterali, feminine and neuter plural laterale)

  1. lateral

Declension

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin laterālis.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lateˈɾal/ [la.t̪eˈɾal]
  • Rhymes: -al
  • Syllabification: la‧te‧ral

Adjective

lateral m or f (masculine and feminine plural laterales)

  1. lateral, to the side
  2. (linguistics) lateral

Derived terms

Related terms

Noun

lateral m or f by sense (plural laterales)

  1. (linguistics) lateral
  2. (soccer) full-back, fullback (a player who plays on the left or right side of defence)
  3. (soccer) throw-in
    Synonyms: saque lateral, saque de banda

See also

  • (soccer) extremo, carrilero, defensa, central

Further reading

  • “lateral”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

Swedish

Adjective

lateral (not comparable)

  1. to the side, lateral
  2. (linguistics) lateral

Declension

Noun

lateral c

  1. (linguistics) a lateral consonant, a lateral

Declension

Further reading

  • lateral in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
  • lateral in Svensk ordbok (SO)

Source: wiktionary.org