பொருள் : To or by or from the side.
எடுத்துக்காட்டு :
Such women carry in their heads kinship knowledge of six generations depth and extending laterally among consanguineal kin as far as the grandchildren of second cousin.
பொருள் : In a lateral direction or location.
எடுத்துக்காட்டு :
The body is spindle-shaped and only slightly compressed laterally.