laterality /-ralˈi-ti/ noun

1. The state of belonging to the side
2. Physical one-sidedness, either right or left

lateralīzāˈtion or lateralīsāˈtion noun

The specialized development in one or other hemisphere of the brain of the mechanisms controlling some activity or ability

latˈerally adverb

lateral line noun

In fishes, a line along the side of the body, marking the position of a sensory organ

lateral shift noun (geology)

The horizontal displacement of outcrops, as a consequence of faulting

lateral thinking noun

Thinking which seeks new ways of looking at a problem and does not merely proceed by logical steps from the starting-point of what is known or believed