Difference between Vertical and Lateral

What is the difference between Vertical and Lateral?

Vertical as an adjective is along the direction of a plumbline or along a straight line that includes the center of the earth while Lateral as an adjective is to the side; of or pertaining to the side.

Vertical

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: along the direction of a plumbline or along a straight line that includes the center of the Earth In a two dimensional Cartesian co-ordinate system, describing the axis oriented normal (perpendicular, at right angles) to the horizontal axis.

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A vertex or zenith A vertical geometrical figure; a perpendicular An individual slat in a set of vertical blinds. A vertical 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 directionTo execute a lateral pass

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

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