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