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lateral |
Grep of noun lateral amyotrophic lateral sclerosis collateral lateral lateral cerebral sulcus lateral condyle lateral epicondyle lateral epicondylitis lateral geniculate body lateral humeral epicondylitis lateral line lateral line organ lateral pass lateral rectus lateral rectus muscle lateral thinking lateral ventricle lateralisation laterality lateralization quadrilateral trilateral Overview of noun lateral The noun lateral has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts) 1. lateral pass, lateral -- (a pass to a receiver upfield from the passer) Overview of adj lateral The adj lateral has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. lateral, sidelong -- (situated at or extending to the side "the lateral branches of a tree"; "shot out sidelong boughs"- Tennyson) 2. lateral -- (lying away from the median and sagittal plane of a body; "lateral lemniscus") Antonyms of adj lateral 2 senses of lateral Sense 1 lateral, sidelong INDIRECT (VIA bottom, side) -> top INDIRECT (VIA side top) -> bottom Sense 2 lateral INDIRECT (VIA distal) -> mesial Similarity of adj lateral 2 senses of lateral Sense 1 lateral, sidelong => side(postnominal) (vs. top) (vs. bottom) Sense 2 lateral => distal (vs. mesial) Attributes of adj lateral Familiarity of adj lateral lateral used as an adjective is rare (polysemy count = 2) Grep of adj lateral bilateral collateral contralateral equilateral ipsilateral isobilateral lateral multilateral quadrilateral trilateral unilateral Overview of noun lateral The noun lateral has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts) 1. lateral pass, lateral -- (a pass to a receiver upfield from the passer) Overview of adj lateral The adj lateral has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. lateral, sidelong -- (situated at or extending to the side "the lateral branches of a tree"; "shot out sidelong boughs"- Tennyson) 2. lateral -- (lying away from the median and sagittal plane of a body; "lateral lemniscus")
lateral definition
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