lateral
adjective
uk/ˈlæt.ər.əl/us/ˈlæt̬.ɚ.əl/[before noun]biology,medicalformalorspecialized
relatingto thesidesof anobjectorplantor tosidewaysmovement:
侧面的;横向运动的lateralmovement横向运动
Trim the lateralshootsof theflower(= theonesthatgrowsidewaysfrom themainstemof aplant).修剪花的旁枝。
phoneticsspecialized
A lateralconsonantis made when theflowofairisblockedin themiddle, so that theairflowsto theside:
侧音的,边音的InEnglish, /l/ is lateral.在英语中,/l/是边音。
Surfaces of objects
- -backed
- back
- base
- bases
- bed
- crust
- escutcheon
- face
- front
- nap
- obverse
- overlay
- plate
- rear
- reverse
- side
- substrate
- superficialis
- surface area
- underneath
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Backwards, sideways and back and forth
Linguistics: phonology & phonetics