Lateral
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Lateral may refer to:
- Lateral (anatomy), an anatomical direction
- Lateral canalLateral canalA lateral canal is a canal built along the same right-of-way as an existing stream. Water for the canal is usually provided by the original natural stream. Many French lateral canals have the word latéral as part of their name...
, a canal built beside another stream - Lateral consonantLateral consonantA lateral is an el-like consonant, in which airstream proceeds along the sides of the tongue, but is blocked by the tongue from going through the middle of the mouth....
, an ℓ-like consonant in which air flows along the sides of the tongue - Lateral hiring, recruiting that targets employees of another organization
- Lateral markLateral markA lateral buoy, lateral post or lateral mark, as defined by the International Association of Lighthouse Authorities, is a sea mark used in maritime pilotage to indicate the edge of a channel....
, a sea mark used in maritime pilotage to indicate the edge of a channel - Lateral passLateral passIn American football, a lateral pass or lateral, officially backward pass , occurs when the ball carrier throws the football to any teammate behind him or directly next to him...
, a type of pass in American and Canadian football - Lateral releaseLateral releaseA lateral release is a surgical procedure to release tight capsular structures on the outer aspect of the kneecap...
, a surgical procedure on the side of a kneecap - Lateral release (phonetics)Lateral release (phonetics)In phonetics, a lateral release is the release of a plosive consonant into a lateral consonant. Such sounds are transcribed in the IPA with a superscript ⟨l⟩, for example as . In English words such as middle in which, historically, the tongue made separate contacts with the alveolar ridge for the ...
, the release of a plosive consonant into a lateral consonant - Lateral stability of aircraft during flight
- Lateral supportLateral supportLateral support may mean:* Lateral support, a type of support to help prevent sideways movement* Lateral and subjacent support, a legal term...
, a type of physical support to help prevent sideways movement - Lateral thinkingLateral thinkingLateral thinking is solving problems through an indirect and creative approach, using reasoning that is not immediately obvious and involving ideas that may not be obtainable by using only traditional step-by-step logic...
, the solution of problems through an indirect and creative approach