To move (oneself or something) in a lateral direction. / (American football) To execute a lateral pass.

(anatomy, zootomy) Situated on one side or other of the body or of an organ, especially in the region furthest from the median plane.

An object, such as a passage or a protrusion, that is situated on the side of something else. / (linguistics) A sound produced through lateral pronunciation (such as /l/ in lateral).

the state or quality of being lateral

plural of laterality

plural of lateralism

(uncountable) An organizational structure in which competing interests of equal power negotiate with each other.

present participle of lateral

simple past tense and past participle of lateral

comparative form of late: more late / Afterward in time (used with than when comparing with another time). / At some unspecified time in the future.