Distal vs Lateral - What's the difference?
distal | lateral |
(anatomy, geology) Remote from the point of attachment or origin; as, the distal end of a bone or muscle.
(dentistry) Facing the wisdom tooth or temporomandibular joint on the same side of the jaw.
(linguistics) Far from the speaker.
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
In linguistics terms the difference between distal and lateral
is that distal is far from the speaker while lateral is a sound produced through lateral pronunciation (such as /l/ in lateral.As adjectives the difference between distal and lateral
is that distal is remote from the point of attachment or origin; as, the distal end of a bone or muscle while lateral is to the side; of or pertaining to the side.As a noun lateral is
an object, such as a passage or a protrusion, that is situated on the side of something else.As a verb lateral is
to move (oneself or something) in a lateral direction.distal
English
Adjective
(en adjective)Antonyms
* (remote from the point) proximal * (dentistry) mesialCoordinate terms
* *Derived terms
* distally * distal phalange * distal goalAnagrams
* ----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.
