Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

retrolateral

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
retro-lat-er-al
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

On the side and facing backwards

Etymology

From retro- + lateral.

Word Breakdown

Derived Forms

dorsoretrolateral

Rhymes With

dextrolateral rostrolateral craniolateral distolateral proximolateral prolateral frontolateral obliquolateral apicolateral septolateral semilateral octolateral

Questions

What does retrolateral mean?
On the side and facing backwards
Where does retrolateral come from?
From retro- + lateral.

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