lateral

«lateral» in Mova's school dictionary: to do with the side or sides; moving sideways — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 3 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

adjective (lateral); noun (a lateral — in some sports)

meaning for a pupil

1) Lateral means to do with the side or sides; moving sideways. tree →

2) Lateral thinking means solving problems in a new, clever way instead of the usual step-by-step way. tree →

sense in the lessons

In maths, the lateral faces of a prism or pyramid are the side faces (not the bases). In science and PE, lateral movement is sideways. Puzzles in class may need lateral thinking. Phrases: «lateral thinking», «lateral movement», «lateral faces».

examples

• A square pyramid has four lateral faces. tree →
• Crabs move with a lateral walk. tree →
• This riddle needs lateral thinking. tree →
• Find the lateral surface area of the cylinder. tree →
• The fish has a lateral line along its side to sense movement. tree →
• The goalkeeper made a quick lateral dive. tree →

note

Formal/technical; everyday: «sideways». Lateral faces are the side faces only; total surface area adds the bases.

In the corpora

• Lateral reading means checking a website by opening a new tab and reading what others say about it.
• A line of special cells along each side, the lateral line, feels the smallest movements in the water.
• The lateral line along a fish's side feels movements in the water.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «lateral» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.