Lateral

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Lateral may refer to:

  • Lateral (anatomy), an anatomical direction
  • Lateral pass, a type of pass in American and Canadian football
  • Lateral thinking, the solution of problems through an indirect and creative approach
  • Lateral consonant, an "L"-like consonant pronounced with an occlusion made somewhere along the axis of the tongue
  • Lateral mark, a sea mark used in maritime pilotage to indicate the edge of a channel
  • Lateral support, a type of physical support to help prevent sideways movement

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