Difference between Lateral and Horizontal

What is the difference between Lateral and Horizontal?

Lateral as a noun is a lateral pass while Horizontal as a noun is a horizontal component of a structure.

Lateral

Part of speech: noun

Definition: a lateral pass

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: To the side; of or pertaining to the side. Pertaining to the left or right of the body; further from the midline. Pertaining to the girth of an organ, rather than its thickness or length.

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To move (oneself or something) in a lateral direction To execute a lateral pass

Horizontal

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A horizontal component of a structure.

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: perpendicular to the vertical; parallel to the plane of the horizon; level, flat.Pertaining to the horizon.

We hope you now know whether to use Lateral or Horizontal in your sentence.

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