lateral

Vocabulary Word

Definition

'Lateral' comes from Latin for 'side'. It means relating to the sides or moving sideways. It's used a lot in sports and business, like a 'lateral move' in a company, which means a change that is more of a step to the side than moving up or down.

Examples in Different Contexts

Our company is encouraging lateral career moves to help employees gain a broad range of experience.

Practice Scenarios

Tech

Scenario:

We've been getting some feedback on the app's user interface. Maybe we should reconsider some aspects, like button placement or layout direction.

Response:

Sounds good. Maybe we can make a lateral shift of main icons to left for a better user experience.

Creative

Scenario:

The room layout is quite spacious. I believe that if we give some thought to furniture and window placement, we would achieve optimal lighting and functionality.

Response:

Perfect, let's do a lateral placement of artwork in the room to achieve maximum visual impact.