laterally
/ˈlæ.tə.ɹə.li/
laterally adverb: done in a lateral manner.
Adverb
laterally (not comparable)
- Done in a lateral manner.
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- Relating to the direction to the side.
- The trial running tests which were made with the vehicles showed that they ride very steadily laterally, with almost complete absence of oscillation at all speeds.1950 January, “British Railways Double-Deck Suburban Stock”, in Modern Railways, page 57
laterally meaning in Urdu and Bengali
laterally in Urdu
- جانبیت سے
laterally in Bengali
- পার্শ্বীয় ভাবে সম্পন্ন, পার্শ্ব অভিমুখে দিক সংক্রান্ত
Examples of laterally in a sentence
- The crystal has an anisotropic structure, as it is stronger along its length than laterally.
- While most fish are laterally compressed, humans are dorsoventrally compressed.
- The fibular condyle projects laterally and possesses a shallow notch in the midposterior part.
Origin of laterally
From lateral + -ly.
Words formed from laterally
Questions about laterally
- What does laterally mean?
- Laterally means done in a lateral manner.
- What is laterally in Urdu?
- Laterally in Urdu is جانبیت سے. See Laterally meaning in Urdu.
- What part of speech is laterally?
- Laterally is an adverb.
- How do you pronounce laterally?
- Laterally is pronounced /ˈlæ.tə.ɹə.li/ (US).
Words near laterally in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: laterally (page history and authors); laterally (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); laterally (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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