laterally en · ADV
Pronunciation
- [ˈlæ.ɾə.ɹə.li] (US)
- /ˈlæ.tə.ɹə.li/ (US)
- (US) audio
Etymology
Etymology tree English lateral Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English laterally From lateral + -ly.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Done in a lateral manner.
The first known way past the brick wall of Level 29 was a technique that became known as hypertapping. By using a special grip that lets you vibrate a finger over the D-pad directions at least 10 times a second, you can effectively skip the "delayed autoshift" (DAS) that limits how fast pieces can move laterally when the D-pad is held down.
2024 January 2, Kyle Orland, “34 years later, a 13-year-old hits the NES Tetris “kill screen””, in Ars Technica:
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(not-comparable) Relating to the direction to the side.
The trial running tests which were made with the vehicles showed that they ride very steadily laterally, with almost complete absence of oscillation at all speeds.
1950 January 14, “British Railways Double-Deck Suburban Stock”, in Modern Railways, page 57:
Deriveds
centrolaterally · hemilaterally · prolaterally · monolaterally · mesolaterally · inferolaterally · mesiolaterally · ambilaterally · costolaterally · posteriolaterally · retrolaterally · labiolaterally · apicolaterally · midlaterally
Translations (11)
pt lateralmente (done in a lateral manner) · es lateralmente (done in a lateral manner) · fi kyljittäin (done in a lateral manner) · fi sivuttain (done in a lateral manner) · fi lateraalisesti (done in a lateral manner) · de lateral (done in a lateral manner) · fr latéralement (done in a lateral manner) · ro lateral (done in a lateral manner) · pl bocznie (done in a lateral manner) · ca lateralment (done in a lateral manner) · it lateralmente (done in a lateral manner)