Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

left lateral

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.74 in modern English

Syllables
left- lat-er-al
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of a strike-slip fault, a block on the far side moving to the left when viewed from either side of the fault.

Inflected Forms

more left lateral (comparative) most left lateral (superlative)

Phrases

right lateral

Frequently Paired Words

sinistral right lateral

Rhymes With

lateral right lateral bilateral collateral unilateral multilateral trilateral quadrilateral equilateral contralateral ipsilateral dorsolateral

Questions

What does left lateral mean?
Of a strike-slip fault, a block on the far side moving to the left when viewed from either side of the fault.

How to pronounce left lateral

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