lateral
A sound produced through lateral pronunciationA sound produced through lateral pronunciation (such as /l/ in lateral).
Recorded UK: Speaker: Vealhurl Recorder: Vealhurl, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Translations
3 languagesBy meaning 1
Meaning
5 sensesA sound produced through lateral pronunciation (such as /l/ in lateral).
Lateral, Laterallaut, Seitenlaut
An object, such as a passage or a protrusion, that is situated on the side of something else.
A lateral pass.
More meanings 2
An employee hired for a position at the same organizational level or salary as their previous position.
A lateral canal, a canal built alongside an existing stream.
- a pass to a receiver upfield from the passer
Origin
Borrowed from Latin laterālis (“belonging to the side”), from latus (“the side or flank”)Borrowed from Latin laterālis (“belonging to the side”), from latus (“the side or flank”) + -ālis (“-al”, adjectival suffix).
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