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.
To the side; of or pertaining to the side. 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.
Definition of lateral adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Of or relating to the side or sides; situated at or issuing from the side or sides (of a person or thing); towards the side, directed sideways. Also (figurative) occurring as a side issue; indirectly related.
pertaining to or entailing a position, office, etc., that is different but equivalent or roughly equivalent in status, as distinguished from a promotion or demotion: a lateral move.
