lateral surface

Meanings

nounlateral surface (plural lateral surfaces)

geometryAll of the sides of the object, excluding its base and top (when they exist).

Arabic سطح جانبي

سطح جانبيall of the sides of the object, excluding its base and top (when they exist)

Finnish vaippa

vaippaall of the sides of the object, excluding its base and top (when they exist)

German Mantelfläche

Mantelflächeall of the sides of the object, excluding its base and top (when they exist)

Hungarian palást, palástfelület

palástall of the sides of the object, excluding its base and top (when they exist)
palástfelületall of the sides of the object, excluding its base and top (when they exist)
köpenyfelületall of the sides of the object, excluding its base and top (when they exist)

Persian رویه پهلویی

رویه پهلوییall of the sides of the object, excluding its base and top (when they exist)

Russian бокова́я пове́рхность

бокова́я пове́рхность (bokovája povérxnostʹ)all of the sides of the object, excluding its base and top (when they exist)

Swedish mantelyta

mantelytaall of the sides of the object, excluding its base and top (when they exist)

Tamil பக்கப் பரப்பு

பக்கப் பரப்பு (pakkap parappu)all of the sides of the object, excluding its base and top (when they exist)

Cite this entry

APA

lateral surface. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lateral%20surface

MLA

“lateral surface.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lateral%20surface. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lateral surface,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lateral%20surface.