different between lateral vs ventral

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin later?lis (“belonging to the side”), from latus (“the side or flank”) +? -?lis (“-al”, adjectival suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?læt.?.??l/, /?læt.??l/
• Rhymes: -æt???l

Adjective

lateral (comparative more lateral, superlative most lateral)

1. To the side; of or pertaining to the side.
   1. (anatomy, zootomy) Situated on one side or other of the body or of an organ, especially in the region furthest from the median plane.

      Antonym: medial

   2. (medicine) Affecting the side or sides of the body, or confined to one side of the body.
   3. (physics) Acting or placed at right angles to a line of motion or strain.
2. (Britain) Non-linear or unconventional, as in, lateral thinking.
3. (phonetics, phonology) (of a consonant, especially the English clear l) Pertaining to sounds generated by partially blocking the egress of the airstream with the tip of the tongue touching the alveolar ridge, leaving space on one or both sides of the occlusion for air passage.

Antonyms

• (geometric): longitudinal, vertical

Coordinate terms

• (human anatomy direction adjectives) anterior,? distal,? dorsal,? lateral,? medial,? posterior,? proximal,? ventral ^{(Category: en:Medicine) [edit]}

Derived terms

Related terms

• vastus lateralis

Translations

Noun

lateral (plural laterals)

1. An object, such as a passage or a protrusion, that is situated on the side of something else.
2. (linguistics) A sound produced through lateral pronunciation (such as /l/ in lateral).

   Coordinate terms: approximant, fricative, nasal, trill, plosive

3. (American football) A lateral pass.
4. (business) An employee hired for a position at the same organizational level or salary as their previous position.

Translations

See also

• lateral consonant on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Verb

lateral (third-person singular simple present laterals, present participle lateralling or lateraling, simple past and past participle lateralled or lateraled)

1. To move (oneself or something) in a lateral direction.
2. (American football) To execute a lateral pass.

Derived terms

• lateraling

References

• “lateral”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.
• “lateral”, in Merriam–Webster Online Dictionary, (Please provide a date or year).
• lateral in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin later?lis.

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /l?.t???al/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /la.te??al/

Adjective

lateral (masculine and feminine plural laterals)

1. lateral

Derived terms

• lateralitzar
• lateralment

Noun

lateral m or f (plural laterals)

1. wingback
2. (castells) a casteller in the pinya, who stands beside the baix and holds the legs of one of the segons to prevent them from swaying sideways.

Further reading

• “lateral” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “lateral” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
• “lateral” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “lateral” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

German

Etymology

In the 20th century, from Latin later?lis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /late??a?l/
• Rhymes: -a?l

Adjective

lateral (not comparable)

1. lateral

Declension

Interlingua

Adjective

lateral (not comparable)

1. lateral

Portuguese

Adjective

lateral m or f (plural laterais, comparable)

1. lateral (of, pertaining to or located in the side)
2. of lesser importance

Noun

lateral f (plural laterais)

1. (sports) sideline (line defining the side boundary of a playing field)
2. (sports) throw-in (set-piece where the ball is thrown back into play)
3. (phonetics) lateral (sound in which the airstream proceeds along the sides of the tongue)

Noun

lateral m, f (plural laterais)

1. (sports) winger (offensive player who plays on either side of the centre)

   Synonym: ala

Romanian

Etymology

From French latéral, from Latin lateralis.

Adjective

lateral m or n (feminine singular lateral?, masculine plural laterali, feminine and neuter plural laterale)

1. lateral

Declension

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin lateralis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /late??al/, [la.t?e??al]
• Rhymes: -al

Adjective

lateral (plural laterales)

1. lateral, to the side
2. (linguistics) lateral

Derived terms

• anterolateral
• inferolateral
• saque lateral
• superolateral

Related terms

• lado

Noun

lateral m or f (plural laterales)

1. (soccer) wingback
2. (linguistics) lateral

Further reading

• “lateral” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.

English

Etymology

From French ventral, from Latin ventr?lis, from venter (“belly, abdomen”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?v?nt??l/

Adjective

ventral (not comparable)

1. Related to the abdomen or stomach.
2. (anatomy) On the front side of the human body, or the corresponding surface of an animal, usually the lower surface.
3. (anatomy) On or relating to the bottom portion of either foot and/or hand.

Antonyms

• dorsal

Coordinate terms

• (human anatomy direction adjectives) anterior,? distal,? dorsal,? lateral,? medial,? posterior,? proximal,? ventral ^{(Category: en:Medicine) [edit]}

Derived terms

Translations

Noun

ventral (plural ventrals)

1. Any of the enlarged and transversely elongated scales that extend down the underside of a snake's body from the neck to the anal scale.

French

Etymology

From Latin ventr?lis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /v??.t?al/
• Homophones: ventrale, ventrales

Adjective

ventral (feminine singular ventrale, masculine plural ventraux, feminine plural ventrales)

1. ventral

Related terms

• ventre

Further reading

• “ventral” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /v?n?t?a?l/
• Rhymes: -a?l

Adjective

ventral (not comparable)

1. ventral

Declension

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin ventr?lis.

Adjective

ventral m or f (plural ventrais, comparable)

1. ventral (relating to the abdomen or stomach)
2. (anatomy) ventral (on the front side of the human body or the according surface of an animal)

Related terms

• ventre

Further reading

• “ventral” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

Romanian

Etymology

From French ventral, from Latin ventralis.

Adjective

ventral m or n (feminine singular ventral?, masculine plural ventrali, feminine and neuter plural ventrale)

1. ventral

Declension

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin ventr?lis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ben?t?al/, [b?n??t??al]
• Rhymes: -al

Adjective

ventral (plural ventrales)

1. ventral (relating to the abdomen or stomach)
2. (anatomy) ventral (on the front side of the human body or the according surface of an animal)

Derived terms

• dorsoventral

Related terms

• vientre

Further reading

• “ventral” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.