laterally
Toward the side
Laterally means toward or from the side, as opposed to forward, backward, up, or down.
In anatomy, it describes movement or position away from the body's midline.
The adverb appears frequently in sports commentary to describe sideways motion: The quarterback moved laterally to avoid the rush.
In corporate contexts, a lateral move is a job change to a position at the same level rather than a promotion or demotion.
Toward one side
- slideSmooth continuous movement
- shiftMovement or work period
- glideMove with effortless continuity
- sidleMove furtively sideways
shuffle · scoot · drift · veer · swerve · edge · inch · creep
At right angles
- transverseExtending sideways across
- horizontalParallel to the horizon
- orthogonalAt right angles
- axisRotation reference line
plane · cross-section · bisect · intersect · parallel · right-angle · profile · broadside
Mental reasoning process
- innovationCreating something original
- creativeProducing original ideas
- unconventionalDeparting from standard practice
- out-of-the-boxNovel or immediately usable
pivot · problem-solving · brainstorming · reframing · alternative · indirect · tangential · oblique
sideways
Toward one side
sidle · shuffle · scoot · drift · veer · swerve · edge · inch · creep · pivot
perpendicular
At right angles
- transverseExtending sideways across
- horizontalParallel to the horizon
- orthogonalAt right angles
axis · plane · cross-section · bisect · intersect · parallel · right-angle · profile · broadside · flank
thinking
Mental reasoning process
- innovationCreating something original
- creativeProducing original ideas
- unconventionalDeparting from standard practice
out-of-the-box · pivot · problem-solving · brainstorming · reframing · alternative · indirect · tangential · oblique · roundabout
side-to-side
Moving between left and right
ribs · hip · shoulder · knee · ankle · flexion · extension · abduction · medial · distal
agility
Quickness and ease
crossover · defensive · drills · coordination · plyometrics · cutting · dodging · sprinting · reaction · court
- adverbsquickly, slowly, very, really, now
- directional adverbshorizontally, vertically, diagonally, longitudinally, transversely
- directionsnorth, south, east, west, left
laterallylongitudinally
Along the longer axis
medially · vertically · centrally · forward · backward
laterallyvertically
In up-down direction
hierarchically · centrally · radially · linearly · concentrically
- lateral thinkingIndirect problem-solving approach
- lateral movePosition change, same rank
- lateral passSideways ball transfer
- lateral movementHorizontal displacement perpendicular to forward
- lateral thinkerOne who solves obliquely
- lateral raiseShoulder isolation movement
lateral, collateral, bilateral, unilateral, quadrilateral, multilateral, equilateral, unilaterally, bilaterally