Meanings
- not comparableDone in a lateral manner.
1 more example
The first known way past the brick wall of Level 29 was a technique that became known as hypertapping. By using a special grip that lets you vibrate a finger over the D-pad directions at least 10 times a second, you can effectively skip the "delayed autoshift" (DAS) that limits how fast pieces can move laterally when the D-pad is held down.
2024 January 2, Kyle Orland, “34 years later, a 13-year-old hits the NES Tetris “kill screen””, in Ars Technica - not comparableRelating to the direction to the side.
The trial running tests which were made with the vehicles showed that they ride very steadily laterally, with almost complete absence of oscillation at all speeds.
1950 January 28, “British Railways Double-Deck Suburban Stock”, in Modern Railways, page 57
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
- Englishlateral
- Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
- Proto-Germanic*līką
- Englishlaterally
Translations
Catalan lateralment
- lateralmentdone in a lateral manner
Finnish lateraalisesti, sivuttain
- lateraalisestidone in a lateral manner
- sivuttaindone in a lateral manner
- kyljittäindone in a lateral manner
French latéralement
- latéralementdone in a lateral manner
German lateral
- lateraldone in a lateral manner
Italian lateralmente
- lateralmentedone in a lateral manner
Polish bocznie
- boczniedone in a lateral manner
Portuguese lateralmente
- lateralmentedone in a lateral manner
Romanian lateral
- lateraldone in a lateral manner
Spanish lateralmente
- lateralmentedone in a lateral manner
Cite this entry
laterally. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/laterally
“laterally.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/laterally. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “laterally,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/laterally.
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