Lateral
[Adjective]
Webster's Dictionary 1828
1. Pertaining to the side; as the lateral view of an object.
2. Proceeding from the side; as the lateral branches of a tree; lateral shoots.
Lateral
[Adjective]
Webster's Dictionary 1913
1. Of or pertaining to the sides; as, the lateral walls of a house; the lateral branches of a tree.
2. Lying at, or extending toward, the side; away from the
mesial plane; external; -- opposed to
mesial.
3. Directed to the side; as, a lateral view of a thing.
The quality of having distinct sides. [Not used.]
The state or condition of being lateral.
2. In the direction of the side.
By the side;
sidewise; toward, or from, the side.
