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Longitudinal vs. Lateral

Longitudinal and Lateral Definitions

Longitudinal

Of or relating to longitude or length
A longitudinal reckoning by the navigator.
Made longitudinal measurements of the hull.

Lateral

Of, relating to, or situated at or on the side.

Longitudinal

Concerned with the development of persons or groups over time
A longitudinal study of twins.

Lateral

Of or constituting a change within an organization or hierarchy to a position at a similar level, as in salary or responsibility, to the one being left
Made a lateral move within the company.

Longitudinal

Placed or running lengthwise
Longitudinal stripes.

Lateral

(Linguistics) Of, relating to, or being a sound produced by breath passing along one or both sides of the tongue.
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Longitudinal

Relating to length, or to longitude.

Lateral

A lateral part, projection, passage, or appendage.

Longitudinal

Running in the direction of the long axis of a body.

Lateral

(Football) A lateral pass.

Longitudinal

Forward and/or backward, relative to some defined direction.

Lateral

(Linguistics) A lateral sound, such as (l).
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Longitudinal

Sampling data over time rather than merely once.
Longitudinal studies

Lateral

To execute a lateral pass.

Longitudinal

Any longitudinal piece, as in shipbuilding etc.

Lateral

To pass (the ball) sideways or backward.

Longitudinal

(rail transport) A railway sleeper lying parallel with the rail.

Lateral

To the side; of or pertaining to the side.
Instead of a promotion, I opted for a lateral move to a similar position in the marketing department.
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Longitudinal

Of or pertaining to longitude or length; as, longitudinal distance.

Lateral

Situated on one side or other of the body or of an organ, especially in the region furthest from the median plane.
The medial side of the knee faces the other knee, while the outer side of the knee is lateral.
A fish senses changes in hydrodynamic pressure with its lateral line.

Longitudinal

Extending in length; in the direction of the length; running lengthwise, as distinguished from transverse; as, the longitudinal diameter of a body.

Lateral

(disease) Affecting the side or sides of the body, or confined to one side of the body.

Longitudinal

A railway sleeper lying parallel with the rail.

Lateral

(physics) Acting or placed at right angles to a line of motion or strain.

Longitudinal

Of or relating to lines of longitude;
Longitudinal reckoning by the navigator

Lateral

(UK) Non-linear or unconventional, as in, lateral thinking.

Longitudinal

Running lengthwise;
A thin longitudinal strip
Longitudinal measurements of the hull

Lateral

Pertaining to speech sounds generated by partially blocking the egress of the airstream with the tongue, leaving space on one or both sides of the occlusion for air passage.

Longitudinal

Over an extended time;
A longitudinal study of twins

Lateral

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

Lateral

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

Lateral

(American football) A lateral pass.

Lateral

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

Lateral

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

Lateral

(American football) To execute a lateral pass.

Lateral

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

Lateral

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

Lateral

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

Lateral

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.

Lateral

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

Lateral

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.

Lateral

A pass to a receiver upfield from the passer

Lateral

Situated at or extending to the side;
The lateral branches of a tree
Shot out sidelong boughs

Lateral

Lying away from the median and sagittal plane of a body;
Lateral lemniscus

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