- (specialist) a side part of something, especially a shoot or branch that grows out from the side of a plant or tree 侧面:事物的侧面部分,尤其是从植物或树木的侧面长出的枝条或树枝
- In winter, prune back laterals.冬天,修剪后枝。
- (in American football美式足球) a pass thrown back or to the side侧面的;横向的;向侧面移动的
- Pryor threw a lateral to Palmer.普赖尔向帕默扔了一个侧击。
(also lateral consonant)
(phonetics语音学) a consonant sound that is produced by placing a part of the tongue against the palate so that air flows around it on both sides, for example /l/ in lie边音(如 lie 一词中 /l/ 的发音) Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin lateralis, from latus, later- ‘side’.