Lateral vs Anteroposterior - What's the difference?
lateral | anteroposterior | coordinate terms |
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
(anatomy) Anterior to posterior; front-to-back.
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(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the relation between anterior and posterior.
Lateral is a coordinate term of anteroposterior.
As adjectives the difference between lateral and anteroposterior
is that lateral is lateral while anteroposterior is (anatomy) anterior to posterior; front-to-back.lateral
English
Adjective
(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.
Synonyms
*Antonyms
* (anatomy) medial * (geometric) longitudinal, verticalDerived terms
* laterallyCoordinate terms
*Noun
(en noun)See also
* (lateral consonant)Verb
External links
* * ----anteroposterior
English
Alternative forms
* antero-posteriorAdjective
(-)- anteroposterior movement
- also effects the fore-aft (anteroposterior ) wing motions known as promotion and remotion.
- the anteroposterior axis