Lateral vs. Horizontal

Lateraladjective

To the side; of or pertaining to the side.

Lateraladjective

Non-linear or unconventional, as in, lateral thinking.

Lateraladjective

(anatomy) Pertaining to the left or right of the body; further from the midline.

Lateraladjective

(physics) At right angles to a line of motion or strain.

Lateraladjective

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.

Lateralnoun

An object, such as a passage or a protrusion, that is situated on the side of something else.

Lateralnoun

(linguistics) A sound produced through lateral pronunciation (such as /l/ in lateral).

Lateralnoun

(American football) A lateral pass.

Lateralnoun

(business) An employee hired for a position at the same organizational level or salary as their previous position.

Lateralverb

To move (oneself or something) in a lateral direction.

Lateralverb

(American football) To execute a lateral pass.

Lateraladjective

Of or pertaining to the sides; as, the lateral walls of a house; the lateral branches of a tree.

Lateraladjective

Lying at, or extending toward, the side; away from the mesial plane; external; - opposed to mesial.

Lateraladjective

Directed to the side; as, a lateral view of a thing.

Lateralnoun

A short pass to a receiver who is upfield from the passer, i.e. is behind the passer relative to the direction of the passer's goal.

Lateralnoun

A part or extension of something that points sideways, as a drift in a mine that goes to the side from the main one.

Lateralverb

To pass the footbal to a receiver who is behind the passer; to make a lateral pass; as, the ball was lateraled to the fullback, who ran it for a touchdown.

Lateralnoun

a pass to a receiver upfield from the passer

Lateraladjective

situated at or extending to the side;

Lateraladjective

lying away from the median and sagittal plane of a body;

Horizontaladjective

Perpendicular to the vertical; parallel to the plane of the horizon; level, flat.

Horizontaladjective

(marketing) Relating to horizontal markets.

Horizontaladjective

(archaic) Pertaining to the horizon.

Horizontaladjective

(wine tasting) Involving wines of the same vintages but from different wineries.

Horizontalnoun

A horizontal component of a structure.

Horizontalnoun

(geology) horizon

Horizontalnoun

A Tasmanian shrub or small tree whose main trunk tends to lean over and grow horizontally, Anodopetalum biglandulosum.

Horizontaladjective

Pertaining to, or near, the horizon.

Horizontaladjective

Parallel to the horizon; on a level; as, a horizontalline or surface.

Horizontaladjective

Measured or contained in a plane of the horizon; as, horizontal distance.

Horizontalnoun

something that is oriented horizontally

Horizontaladjective

parallel to or in the plane of the horizon or a base line;