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lateral 中文解釋 wordnet sense Collocation Usage Collins Definition
Adjective
/ˈlatərəl/,/ˈlatrəl/,
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Of, at, toward, or from the side or sides,
  1. Of, at, toward, or from the side or sides
    • - the plant takes up water through its lateral roots
  2. Situated on one side or other of the body or of an organ, esp. in the region furthest from the median plane

  3. (of a disease or condition) Affecting the side or sides of the body, or confined to one side of the body

  4. Acting or placed at right angles to the line of motion or of strain

  5. (of a consonant, esp. l, or its articulation) Formed by or involving partial closure of the air passage by the tongue, which is so placed as to allow the breath to flow on one or both sides of the point of contact

Verb
  1. Throw (a football) in a sideways or backward direction
    • - he tried to lateral a kick return but fumbled
  2. Throw a lateral
    • - he got the ball back on a handoff and then lateraled to a halfback
Noun
  1. A side part of something, esp. a shoot or branch growing out from the side of a stem

  2. A lateral consonant

  3. A pass thrown either sideways or backward from the position of the passer

  1. situated at or extending to the side; "the lateral branches of a tree"; "shot out sidelong boughs"- Tennyson
  2. lateral pass: a pass to a receiver upfield from the passer
  3. lying away from the median and sagittal plane of a body; "lateral lemniscus"
  4. (laterally) to or by or from the side; "such women carry in their heads kinship knowledge of six generations depth and extending laterally among consanguineal kin as far as the grandchildren of second cousin"
  5. (laterally) in a lateral direction or location; "the body is spindle-shaped and only slightly compressed laterally"
  6. Standard anatomical terms of location are employed in science which deal with the anatomy of animals to avoid ambiguities which might otherwise arise. They are not language-specific, and thus require no translation. ...
  7. (Laterally) Human anatomical terms make up a distinct nomenclature to describe areas of the body, to provide orientation when describing parts of human anatomy, and to distinguish different movements of the body. An understanding of these terms is necessary to study the human body in depth. ...
  8. (laterally) Done in a lateral manner; Relating to the direction to the side
  9. (Laterals) A wave or hole peeling off an obstacle at an angle.
  10. (Laterals) Side branches, often horizontal.
  11. (laterals) The horizontal filter grids at the bottom of a sand filter installed in the underdrain.
  12. (Laterals) Raised fan-like area on the side of chiton valves.
  13. The underground trench and related services (i.e., electric, gas, telephone, sewer and water lines) that will be buried within the trench.
  14. Toward the outside or away from a midline.
  15. and medial - Away or towards the median plane respectively.
  16. these are the teeth adjacent to the centrals.
  17. Away from the midline of the body.
  18. An anterior tooth located just behind the central incisor. The second tooth from the midline. (See Mouth Diagram)
  19. Referring to the outer side of the shoe or foot.
  20. A pass thrown from side to side by an offensive player to an offensive teammate. Laterals are not forward passes.
  21. The outside portion of our body parts (away from). (Your ear is lateral to your nose.)
  22. To the side of the middle of the body
  23. Lateral means sideways or towards the side.
  24. a pass thrown to a teammate backwards from the team's line of scrimmage or parallel to it; unlike a forward pass (which can be thrown only once per play), players may lateral the ball as often as they want.
  25. A side shoot or stem growing from a bud on a larger stem.