lateral.
lateral:
Meaning & usage
lateral: to the side; of or pertaining to the side
lateral: 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
Where this word comes from
Internationalism, borrowed from Dutch lateraal, from French latéral, from Latin laterālis.
lateral: an object, such as a passage or a protrusion, that is situated on the side of something else
lateral: a sound produced through lateral pronunciation (such as /l/ in lateral)
Where this word comes from
Internationalism, borrowed from Dutch lateraal, from French latéral, from Latin laterālis.
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