GNU Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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   Lateral , a. [L. lateralis, fr. latus, lateris, side: cf. F. latéral.]
   Of or pertaining to the sides; as, the lateral walls of a house; the lateral branches of a tree.
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   (Anat.) Lying at, or extending toward, the side; away from the mesial plane; external; -- opposed to mesial.
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   Directed to the side; as, a lateral view of a thing.
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   Lateral cleavage (Crystallog.), cleavage parallel to the lateral planes. -- Lateral equation (Math.), an equation of the first degree. [Obs.] -- Lateral line (Anat.), 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 (Mech.), a pressure or stress at right angles to the length, as of a beam or bridge; -- distinguished from longitudinal pressure or stress. -- Lateral strength (Mech.), strength which resists a tendency to fracture arising from lateral pressure. -- Lateral system (Bridge Building), the system of horizontal braces (as between two vertical trusses) by which lateral stiffness is secured.
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   lateral, lateral pass , n. (Football)
   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.
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   A part or extension of something that points sideways, as a drift in a mine that goes to the side from the main one.
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   lateral , v. t. & i. (Football) 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.
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