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  1. Oxford Dictionary

    lateral

    • IPA[ˈlat(ə)rəl]

    英式

    • adj.
      of, at, towards, or from the side or sides；situated on one side or other of the body or of an organ, especially in the region furthest from the median plane
    • n.
      a side part of something, especially a shoot or branch growing out from the side of a stem；a lateral consonant.

    • noun: lateral, plural noun: laterals

    • 釋義

    形容詞

    • 1. of, at, towards, or from the side or sides the plant takes up water through its lateral roots 同義詞 sideways, sidewise, sidelong, sideward, edgewise, ... 更多
    • ▪ situated on one side or other of the body or of an organ, especially in the region furthest from the median plane the upper lateral incisor the radius lies lateral to the ulna
    • ▪ (of a disease or condition) affecting the side or sides of the body, or confined to one side of the body lateral sclerosis
    • ▪ acting or placed at right angles to the line of motion or of strain the greater lateral forces encountered by the front wheel during cornering
    • 2. British involving lateral thinking he's very creative in a lateral way 同義詞 unorthodox, inventive, creative, imaginative, original, ... 更多
    • 3. (of a consonant, especially the English clear l) pronounced with 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.

    名詞

    • 1. a side part of something, especially a shoot or branch growing out from the side of a stem cut back all the laterals to within two buds of the main stem
    • 2. a lateral consonant.
    • 3. a pass thrown either sideways or back.