comparative form of late: more late / Coming afterward in time (used with than when comparing with another time).

(slang) See you later; goodbye.

(nautical) A triangular fore-and-aft sail set on a boom in such way that the tack is attached to the hull of the vessel and the free end of the boom lifts the sail.

(anatomy, zootomy) Situated on one side or other of the body or of an organ, especially in the region furthest from the median plane.

An object, such as a passage or a protrusion, that is situated on the side of something else. / (linguistics) A sound produced through lateral pronunciation (such as /l/ in lateral).

To move (oneself or something) in a lateral direction. / (American football) To execute a lateral pass.

Existing or present but concealed or inactive. / (pathology, of a virus) remaining in an inactive or hidden phase; dormant.

(forensics) The residue left by a person's finger that can be made visible by a process such as powder dusting; a latent fingerprint.

(anatomy) One of the three cuneiform bones of the foot.

(American football) a pass thrown laterally and that counts as a hand-off / (American football) any hand-off, whether lateral or backward