Logical vs Lateral - What's the difference?
logical | lateral |
(not comparable) In agreement with the principles of logic.
Reasonable.
(not comparable) Of or pertaining to logic.
(computing) Non-physical or conceptual yet underpinned by something physical or actual.
* 1986 , Noel Malcolm Morris, Computer graphics and CAD fundamentals: BBC Micro version
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 logical and lateral
is that logical is (not comparable) in agreement with the principles of logic while lateral is lateral.logical
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- Logical memory appears contiguous to an application program, but may well be stored on several physical devices, including in RAM and on hard-disks, as determined by the operating system.
- It is, of course, vital to restore the logical colours to their normal value at the end of the program
Antonyms
* illogicalDerived terms
* logically * logical analysis * logical atomism * logical positivism * logical empiricismlateral
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.