Lateral /(?)/

Lat·er·al

Lateral

a.
  1. Of or pertaining to the sides; as, the lateral walls of a house; the lateral branches of a tree.
  2. Lying at, or extending toward, the side; away from the mesial plane; external; -- opposed to mesial. (Anat.)
  3. Directed to the side; as, a lateral view of a thing.

Phrases & Compounds
Lateral cleavage
cleavage parallel to the lateral planes.
Lateral equation
an equation of the first degree.
Lateral line
in fishes, a line of sensory organs along either side of the body, often marked by a distinct line of color.
Lateral pressure [or] stress
a pressure or stress at right angles to the length, as of a beam or bridge; -- distinguished from longitudinal pressure or stress.
Lateral strength
strength which resists a tendency to fracture arising from lateral pressure.
Lateral system
the system of horizontal braces (as between two vertical trusses) by which lateral stiffness is secured.

lateral

n.
  1. A short pass to a receiver who is upfield from the passer, i.e. is behind the passer relative to the direction of the passer's goal. (Football)
  2. A part or extension of something that points sideways, as a drift in a mine that goes to the side from the main one.

lateral

v. t. & i.
  1. To pass the footbal to a receiver who is behind the passer; to make a lateral pass; as, the ball was lateraled to the fullback, who ran it for a touchdown. (Football)