What is Stress? A Basic Definition

Lateral \Lat"er*al\, a. [L. lateralis, fr. latus, lateris,
         side:
   cf. F. lat['e]ral.]
   1. Of or pertaining to the
         sides; as, the lateral walls of a
      house; the lateral
         branches of a tree.
      [1913 Webster]

   2. (Anat.)
         Lying at, or extending toward, the side; away from
     
         the mesial plane; external; -- opposed to mesial.
      [1913
         Webster]

   3. Directed to the side; as, a lateral view
         of a thing.
      [1913 Webster]

   Lateral cleavage
         (Crystallog.), cleavage parallel to the
      lateral
         planes.

   Lateral equation (Math.), an equation of the
         first degree.
      [Obs.]

   Lateral line (Anat.),
         in
         fishes, a line of sensory organs
      along either side of
         the body, often marked by a distinct
      line of
         color.

   Lateral pressure or stress (Mech.), a
         pressure or stress
      at right angles to the length, as
         of a beam or bridge; --
      distinguished from
         longitudinal pressure or stress.

   Lateral strength
         (Mech.), strength which resists a tendency
      to
         fracture arising from lateral pressure.

   {Lateral
         system} (Bridge Building), the system of horizontal
     
         braces (as between two vertical trusses) by which lateral
 
             stiffness is secured.
      [1913 Webster] lateral

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