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発音

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ˈlæt(ə)ɹəl/
• (Standard Southern British) IPA: /ˈlat͡ʃ(ə)ɹəl/, /ˈlat(ə)ɹəl/
• (General American) IPA: /ˈlætəɹəl/, [ˈlæɾəɹəɫ]
• 韻: -ætəɹəl

形容詞

lateral (comparative more lateral, superlative most lateral)

1. To the side; of or pertaining to the side.
   1. (anatomy, zootomy) Situated on one side or other of the body or of an organ, especially in the region furthest from the median plane.

      Antonym: medial

      The medial side of the knee faces the other knee, while the outer side of the knee is lateral.

      A fish senses changes in hydrodynamic pressure with its lateral line.

   2. (pathology) Affecting the side or sides of the body, or confined to one side of the body.
      • 2025 April 10, Dan Heching, “Eric Dane shares that he has been diagnosed with ALS”, in CNN‎:

        The “Euphoria” and “Grey’s Anatomy” actor announced on Thursday that he has been diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig’s Disease.

   3. (physics) Acting or placed at right angles to a line of motion or strain.
   4. At the same level in hierarchy or rank, especially pertaining to a movement that does not involve a change in rank, status, or level.

      Instead of a promotion, I opted for a lateral move to a similar position in the marketing department.

      lateral hiring

      a lateral transfer

2. (UK) Non-linear or unconventional, as in, lateral thinking; outside the box.
3. (phonetics, phonology) (of a consonant, especially the English clear l) Pertaining to speech sounds generated by partially blocking the egress of the airstream with the tongue, leaving space on one or both sides of the occlusion for air passage.

反意語

• (antonym(s) of “geometric”): longitudinal, vertical

等位語

派生語

関連する語

• vastus lateralis

名詞

lateral (plural laterals)

1. An object, such as a passage or a protrusion, that is situated on the side of something else.
2. (linguistics) A sound produced through lateral pronunciation (such as /l/ in lateral).

   Coordinate terms: approximant, fricative, nasal, trill, plosive

3. (American football) A lateral pass.
4. (business) An employee hired for a position at the same organizational level or salary as their previous position.
5. A lateral canal, a canal built alongside an existing stream.
   • 1956, United States House Appropriations Committee, Public Works Appropriations for 1957, page 703:

     […] Canal and laterals, section 4, and the first part of section 5; and Miller Canal and laterals.

   • 1971, Howard S. Latham, James M. Verzuh, Reducing Hazards to People and Animals on Reclamation ..., page 7:

     Two-thirds of the drownings, or 103, occurred along the back of the canal or lateral. […] 4 drownings per year occurred in reaches of canals or laterals protected by fencing.

参考

• lateral consonant on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

動詞

lateral (third-person singular simple present laterals, present participle (US) lateraling or (UK) lateralling, simple past and past participle (US) lateraled or (UK) lateralled)

1. To move (oneself or something) in a lateral direction.
2. (American football) To execute a lateral pass.

派生語

• lateraling

参照

• “lateral”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
• “lateral”, in Merriam-Webster.com Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
• William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, editors (1895–1910), “lateral”, in The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC.