Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - lateral
Lateral
lateral
adj. & n. --adj. 1 of, at, towards, or from the side or sides. 2 descended from a brother or sister of a person in direct line. --n. a side part etc., esp. a lateral shoot or branch. Phrases and idioms lateral line Zool. a visible line along the side of a fish consisting of a series of sense organs acting as vibration receptors. lateral thinking a method of solving problems indirectly or by apparently illogical methods. Derivatives laterally adv. Etymology: L lateralis f. latus lateris side
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I. adjective Etymology: Middle English ~e, from Latin ~is, from later-, latus side Date: 15th century of or relating to the side, situated on, directed toward, or coming from the side, extending from side to side , produced with passage of breath around the side of a constriction formed with the tongue , ~ly adverb II. noun Date: 1851 a branch from the main part (as in an irrigation or electrical system), a pass in football thrown parallel to the line of scrimmage or in a direction away from the opponent's goal, a ~ speech sound, III. intransitive verb Date: 1944 to throw a ~ ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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