lateralization

1. 1.

   localization of function on either the right or left sides of the brain

   Synonymslateralisationlaterality

   Broaderlocalization of function

Other forms of lateralization

plural

lateralizations·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about lateralization

What does lateralization mean?

lateralization means "localization of function on either the right or left sides of the brain".

How many syllables are in lateralization?

lateralization has 7 syllables: la-te-ra-li-za-ti-on. The stress falls on "ti".

What is another word for lateralization?

Close synonyms include lateralisation, laterality. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is lateralization a common word?

lateralization is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.