laterally (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 2 senses of the word *laterally*:
ADVERB	all	laterally	to or by or from the side
ADVERB	all	laterally	in a lateral direction or location

English > *laterally*: 2 senses > adverb 1
Meaning	To or by or from the side.
Example	"such women carry in their heads kinship knowledge of six generations depth and extending laterally among consanguineal kin as far as the grandchildren of second cousin"
Spanish	lateralmente
Adjectives	lateral	situated at or extending to the side

English > *laterally*: 2 senses > adverb 2
Meaning	In a lateral direction or location.
Example	"the body is spindle-shaped and only slightly compressed laterally"
Category	anatomy, general anatomy	The branch of morphology that deals with the structure of animals
Spanish	lateralmente
Adjectives	lateral	lying away from the median and sagittal plane of a body

HyperDic: laterally