Verticaladjective
Standing, pointing, or moving straight up or down; along the direction of a plumb line; perpendicular to something horizontal.
Lateraladjective
To the side; of or pertaining to the side.
âInstead of a promotion, I opted for a lateral move to a similar position in the marketing department.â;
Verticaladjective
In a two dimensional Cartesian co-ordinate system, describing the axis oriented normal (perpendicular, at right angles) to the horizontal axis.
Lateraladjective
Non-linear or unconventional, as in, lateral thinking.
Verticaladjective
(marketing) Of or pertaining to vertical markets.
Lateraladjective
(anatomy) Pertaining to the left or right of the body; further from the midline.
âThe medial side of the knee faces the other knee, while the outer side of the knee is lateral.â; âA fish senses changes in hydrodynamic pressure with its lateral line.â;
Verticaladjective
(wine tasting) Involving different vintages of the same wine type from the same winery.
Lateraladjective
(physics) At right angles to a line of motion or strain.
Verticalnoun
A vertex or zenith.
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.
Verticalnoun
A vertical geometrical figure; a perpendicular.
Lateralnoun
An object, such as a passage or a protrusion, that is situated on the side of something else.
Verticalnoun
An individual slat in a set of vertical blinds.
Lateralnoun
(linguistics) A sound produced through lateral pronunciation (such as /l/ in lateral).
Verticalnoun
A vertical component of a structure.
Lateralnoun
(American football) A lateral pass.
Verticalnoun
(marketing) A vertical market.
âWe offer specialised accounting software targeting various verticals.â;
Lateralnoun
(business) An employee hired for a position at the same organizational level or salary as their previous position.
Verticaladjective
Of or pertaining to the vertex; situated at the vertex, or highest point; directly overhead, or in the zenith; perpendicularly above one.
âCharity . . . is the vertical top of all religion.â;
Lateralverb
To move (oneself or something) in a lateral direction.
Verticaladjective
Perpendicular to the plane of the horizon; upright; plumb; as, a vertical line.
Lateralverb
(American football) To execute a lateral pass.
Verticalnoun
Vertical position; zenith.
Lateraladjective
Of or pertaining to the sides; as, the lateral walls of a house; the lateral branches of a tree.
Verticalnoun
A vertical line, plane, or circle.
Lateraladjective
Lying at, or extending toward, the side; away from the mesial plane; external; - opposed to mesial.
Verticalnoun
something that is oriented vertically
Lateraladjective
Directed to the side; as, a lateral view of a thing.
Verticalnoun
a vertical structural member as a post or stake;
âthe ball sailed between the uprightsâ;
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.
Verticaladjective
at right angles to the plane of the horizon or a base line;
âa vertical camera angleâ; âthe monument consists of two vertical pillars supporting a horizontal slabâ; âmeasure the perpendicular heightâ; âan inclined planeâ;
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.
Verticaladjective
upright in position or posture;
âan erect statureâ; âerect flower stalksâ; âfor a dog, an erect tail indicates aggressionâ; âa column still vertical amid the ruinsâ; âhe sat bolt uprightâ;
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;
âthe lateral branches of a treeâ; âshot out sidelong boughsâ;
Lateraladjective
lying away from the median and sagittal plane of a body;
âlateral lemniscusâ;