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lateral line
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Lateral line
(gcide) | Lateral \Lat"er*al\, a. [L. lateralis, fr. latus, lateris, side:
cf. F. lat['e]ral.]
1. Of or pertaining to the sides; as, the lateral walls of a
house; the lateral branches of a tree.
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2. (Anat.) Lying at, or extending toward, the side; away from
the mesial plane; external; -- opposed to mesial.
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3. Directed to the side; as, a lateral view of a thing.
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Lateral cleavage (Crystallog.), cleavage parallel to the
lateral planes.
Lateral equation (Math.), an equation of the first degree.
[Obs.]
Lateral line (Anat.), in fishes, a line of sensory organs
along either side of the body, often marked by a distinct
line of color.
Lateral pressure or stress (Mech.), a pressure or stress
at right angles to the length, as of a beam or bridge; --
distinguished from longitudinal pressure or stress.
Lateral strength (Mech.), strength which resists a tendency
to fracture arising from lateral pressure.
Lateral system (Bridge Building), the system of horizontal
braces (as between two vertical trusses) by which lateral
stiffness is secured.
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lateral line
(wn) | lateral line
n 1: sense organs of fish and amphibians; believed to detect
pressure changes in the water [syn: lateral line,
lateral line organ] |
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