Lateral
adjective
At the side of something, or moving in a direction towards the side.
Use the lateral emergency exit in the event of a fire.
Often appears as...
- lateral movement
- lateral side
adjective
Thinking in a creative or unusual way instead of using traditional or expected methods.
Lateral thinking can help to develop innovative solutions for complex problems.
Often appears as...
- lateral thinking
- lateral approach
noun
A pass made from one player to another in a sideways direction.
The quarterback made a quick lateral to the running back.
Often appears as...
- long lateral
- quick lateral
noun
A branch of a main stem or line.
The water supply comes from a lateral off the main pipe.
Often appears as...
- water lateral
- gas lateral
Usage tips
Technical
adjective
Moving or extending side to side, or from side to side.
The lateral stabilizer on the aircraft helps control its motion.
Often appears as...
- lateral movement
- lateral oscillation
adjective
At the side of something, or moving in a direction towards the side.
Use the lateral emergency exit in the event of a fire.
Often appears as...
- lateral movement
- lateral side
adjective
Thinking in a creative or unusual way instead of using traditional or expected methods.
Lateral thinking can help to develop innovative solutions for complex problems.
Often appears as...
- lateral thinking
- lateral approach
noun
A pass made from one player to another in a sideways direction.
The quarterback made a quick lateral to the running back.
Often appears as...
- long lateral
- quick lateral
noun
A branch of a main stem or line.
The water supply comes from a lateral off the main pipe.
Often appears as...
- water lateral
- gas lateral
Usage tips
Technical
adjective
Moving or extending side to side, or from side to side.
The lateral stabilizer on the aircraft helps control its motion.
Often appears as...
- lateral movement
- lateral oscillation
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Pro Tip 1/2Physical Position
Lateral describes a physical position at the side, not front or back.
The lateral door is often less crowded during emergencies.
Pro Tip 2/2Directional Movement
When moving laterally, think of it as a straight line from side to side.
During the drill, we practiced moving laterally to avoid obstacles.
Pro Tip 1/2Physical Position
Lateral describes a physical position at the side, not front or back.
The lateral door is often less crowded during emergencies.
Pro Tip 2/2Directional Movement
When moving laterally, think of it as a straight line from side to side.
During the drill, we practiced moving laterally to avoid obstacles.
Pro Tip 1/2Physical Position
Lateral describes a physical position at the side, not front or back.
The lateral door is often less crowded during emergencies.
Pro Tip 2/2Directional Movement
When moving laterally, think of it as a straight line from side to side.
During the drill, we practiced moving laterally to avoid obstacles.
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Video examples
Bringing Back...
after I worked up all the lengths of all these bones and I would have the fossils in front of me I worked up a scheme for this dinosaur in lateral view and in dorsal view and what I wanted to show was something about I wanted the bones to speak to tell me something about its life even though it's not going to move channel goes off that way and it sort of
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How optical illusions...
So it spends cognitive energy as efficiently as possible, using assumptions about visual information to create a tailored, edited vision of the world. Imagine your brain calling out these edits on the "Okay, those squares could be objects. Let's enhance that black-white contrast on the sides with lateral inhibition.
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Elliot Krane: The...
in fact, what happens is the neurotransmitters spill out in three dimensions -- laterally, vertically, up and down in the spinal cord -- and they start interacting with other adjacent cells. These cells, called glial cells, were once thought to be unimportant structural elements of the spinal cord
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How your brain decides...
and an adjacent area called the lateral occipital complex, that is especially attuned to processing objects. In addition, attractive faces activate parts of our reward and pleasure centers in the front and deep in the brain, and these include areas that have complicated names,
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Nature's fortress: How...
and hold the plant in place. Even its single deepest root, the taproot, extends less than one meter into the ground. After a rain, the lateral roots respond in real time, rapidly growing and spreading. They produce ephemeral rain roots that quickly take up the available water.
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Paddy Ashdown: The...
which has never quite happened in the way it's happening now. But let's talk about the shifts of power that are occurring to the world. And what is happening today is, in one sense, frightening because it's never happened before. We have seen lateral shifts of power --
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The mystery of chronic...
fashion in fact what happens is the neurotransmitters spill out in three dimensions laterally vertically up and down in the spinal cord and they start interacting with other adjacent cells these cells called glial cells where once thought to be unimportant
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A low-cost, reliable...
and instead put it on a new format as a lateral flow system so I began designing lateral flow test here's just an initial prototype with dyes and then I actually went on the computer and started designing it with exact dimensions and this is
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Why is it so hard to...
was diagnosed with a rare neuromuscular disorder called amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS. Gradually, he lost the ability to walk, use his hands, move his face, and even swallow.
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How Do Goldfish Flirt? PIPE...
these mini currents are picked up by the lateral line of other fish and this helps them swim is a coordinated sure it detects predators to a touch sense a warning shot
Video examples
Bringing Back...
after I worked up all the lengths of all these bones and I would have the fossils in front of me I worked up a scheme for this dinosaur in lateral view and in dorsal view and what I wanted to show was something about I wanted the bones to speak to tell me something about its life even though it's not going to move channel goes off that way and it sort of
Video examples
How optical illusions...
So it spends cognitive energy as efficiently as possible, using assumptions about visual information to create a tailored, edited vision of the world. Imagine your brain calling out these edits on the "Okay, those squares could be objects. Let's enhance that black-white contrast on the sides with lateral inhibition.
Video examples
Elliot Krane: The...
in fact, what happens is the neurotransmitters spill out in three dimensions -- laterally, vertically, up and down in the spinal cord -- and they start interacting with other adjacent cells. These cells, called glial cells, were once thought to be unimportant structural elements of the spinal cord
Video examples
How your brain decides...
and an adjacent area called the lateral occipital complex, that is especially attuned to processing objects. In addition, attractive faces activate parts of our reward and pleasure centers in the front and deep in the brain, and these include areas that have complicated names,
Video examples
Nature's fortress: How...
and hold the plant in place. Even its single deepest root, the taproot, extends less than one meter into the ground. After a rain, the lateral roots respond in real time, rapidly growing and spreading. They produce ephemeral rain roots that quickly take up the available water.
Video examples
Paddy Ashdown: The...
which has never quite happened in the way it's happening now. But let's talk about the shifts of power that are occurring to the world. And what is happening today is, in one sense, frightening because it's never happened before. We have seen lateral shifts of power --
Video examples
The mystery of chronic...
fashion in fact what happens is the neurotransmitters spill out in three dimensions laterally vertically up and down in the spinal cord and they start interacting with other adjacent cells these cells called glial cells where once thought to be unimportant
Video examples
A low-cost, reliable...
and instead put it on a new format as a lateral flow system so I began designing lateral flow test here's just an initial prototype with dyes and then I actually went on the computer and started designing it with exact dimensions and this is
Video examples
Why is it so hard to...
was diagnosed with a rare neuromuscular disorder called amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS. Gradually, he lost the ability to walk, use his hands, move his face, and even swallow.
Video examples
How Do Goldfish Flirt? PIPE...
these mini currents are picked up by the lateral line of other fish and this helps them swim is a coordinated sure it detects predators to a touch sense a warning shot
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Quote examples
Steve Largent
American Athlete
The tag that I was too small and too slow just made me work that much harder. Besides, quickness is more important than flat-out speed. How often does a receiver run 40 yards straight down the field? Not very often. Lateral speed is what counts. How quickly can you get in and out of a cut? I can do that as well as anyone.
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Holly Hunter
American Actress
I've moved laterally, as opposed to vertically. I was never a superstar. I've always had to move between a couple of years of unemployment, where offers are not provocative enough to take, and seasons where I work nonstop for a year.
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Gordon Hayward
American Basketball Player
I'm a big proponent of playing all sports when you're growing up. I think they all help you from a competitiveness standpoint to a movement standpoint. Certainty with tennis, you get the lateral quickness more than anything.
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Harley Pasternak
Canadian Author
A lot of the weaknesses we have are based on a lack of lateral movement, which can set you up for injury. When you exercise in multiple planes, you see improvements in balance, mobility, and function.
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Greg Olsen
American Football Player
You look at the skills involved, especially with things like lateral movement or change of direction, and there's definitely a strong correlation between playing basketball and playing tight end.
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Theodore Melfi
American Director
I think the commercial world is a lateral step from features. Some people see it as a step down, but I've never understood that.
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Austin Rivers
American Basketball Player
I have really good lateral movement. I've always had quick lateral movement.
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Katherine Ryan
Canadian Comedian
Isolated incidents have lateral, lasting implications.
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Mohamed Bamba
American Athlete
Anthony Davis' lateral movement is one of a kind.
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Chris Mullin
American Athlete
When you pass laterally, you screen away.
Quote examples
Steve Largent
American Athlete
The tag that I was too small and too slow just made me work that much harder. Besides, quickness is more important than flat-out speed. How often does a receiver run 40 yards straight down the field? Not very often. Lateral speed is what counts. How quickly can you get in and out of a cut? I can do that as well as anyone.
Quote examples
Holly Hunter
American Actress
I've moved laterally, as opposed to vertically. I was never a superstar. I've always had to move between a couple of years of unemployment, where offers are not provocative enough to take, and seasons where I work nonstop for a year.
Quote examples
Gordon Hayward
American Basketball Player
I'm a big proponent of playing all sports when you're growing up. I think they all help you from a competitiveness standpoint to a movement standpoint. Certainty with tennis, you get the lateral quickness more than anything.
Quote examples
Harley Pasternak
Canadian Author
A lot of the weaknesses we have are based on a lack of lateral movement, which can set you up for injury. When you exercise in multiple planes, you see improvements in balance, mobility, and function.
Quote examples
Greg Olsen
American Football Player
You look at the skills involved, especially with things like lateral movement or change of direction, and there's definitely a strong correlation between playing basketball and playing tight end.
Quote examples
Theodore Melfi
American Director
I think the commercial world is a lateral step from features. Some people see it as a step down, but I've never understood that.
Quote examples
Austin Rivers
American Basketball Player
I have really good lateral movement. I've always had quick lateral movement.
Quote examples
Katherine Ryan
Canadian Comedian
Isolated incidents have lateral, lasting implications.
Quote examples
Mohamed Bamba
American Athlete
Anthony Davis' lateral movement is one of a kind.
Quote examples
Chris Mullin
American Athlete
When you pass laterally, you screen away.
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