laterally

C1 Topic:The Human Body
US /ˈlæ.tə.ɹə.li/
adv Freq #57311

Meanings

  1. 1
    adv

    in a lateral direction or location

    The body is spindle-shaped and only slightly compressed laterally.

  2. 2
    adv

    to or by or from the side

    Such women carry in their heads kinship knowledge of six generations depth and extending laterally among consanguineal kin as far as the grandchildren of second cousin.

  3. 3
    adv

    Done in a lateral manner.

    The first known way past the brick wall of Level 29 was a technique that became known as hypertapping. By using a special grip that lets you vibrate a finger over the D-pad directions at least 10 times a second, you can effectively skip the "delayed autoshift" (DAS) that limits how fast pieces can move laterally when the D-pad is held down.

  4. 4
    adv

    Relating to the direction to the side.

    The trial running tests which were made with the vehicles showed that they ride very steadily laterally, with almost complete absence of oscillation at all speeds.

Thesaurus

Word family
Derived forms ambilaterallyapicolaterallycentrolaterallycostolaterallyhemilaterallyinferolaterallylabiolaterallymesiolaterallymesolaterallymidlaterallymonolaterallyposteriolaterally

Etymology

From lateral + -ly.

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