Intercostal vs Lateral - What's the difference?
intercostal | lateral |
(anatomy) Between the ribs of an animal or person.
(nautical) Between the ribs of a boat.
(anatomy) The intercostal muscles.
(anatomy) Something that is between the ribs of an animal.
(nautical) Hull reinforcing inserted between frames or bulkheads of a boat.
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To the side; of or pertaining to the side.
(anatomy) Pertaining to the left or right of the body; further from the midline.
(linguistics) Pertaining to sounds generated by partially blocking the egress of the airstream with the tip of the tongue touching the alveolar ridge, leaving space on one or both sides of the occlusion for air passage.
an object, such as a passage or a protrusion, that is situated on the side of something else
(linguistics) a sound produced through lateral pronunciation (such as /l/ in lateral )
(American football) a lateral pass
An employee hired for a position at the same organizational level or salary as their previous position.
To move (oneself or something) in a lateral direction
(American football) To execute a lateral pass
As adjectives the difference between intercostal and lateral
is that intercostal is (anatomy) between the ribs of an animal or person while lateral is lateral.As a noun intercostal
is (anatomy) the intercostal muscles.intercostal
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(en noun)lateral
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(en adjective)- Instead of a promotion, I opted for a lateral move to a similar position in the marketing department.
- 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.