n.
Pronunciation: ' la-t ə -r ə l also ' la-tr ə l
Function: adjective
Etymology: Middle English laterale, from Latin lateralis, from later-, latus side
Date: 15th century
1 : of or relating to the side
2 : situated on, directed toward, or coming from the side
3 : extending from side to side <the lateral axis of an airplane>
4 : produced with passage of breath around the side of a constriction formed with the tongue < \ l \ is lateral >
– lat · er · al · ly adverb