lateral thinking lateral rectus muscle • lateral ventricle · · · Info · Definitions · Characters · · lateral thinking · · Text Common · · Latin · · Scripts 16 · · Length 5 · · Syllables Definitions · · · (noun) a heuristic for solving problems; you try to look at the problem from many angles instead of tackling it head-on. Synonyms: lateral thinking. · · Noun Definition 1 Characters · · space U+0020 a latin small letter a U+0061 e latin small letter e U+0065 g latin small letter g U+0067 h latin small letter h U+0068 i latin small letter i U+0069 k latin small letter k U+006B l latin small letter l U+006C n latin small letter n U+006E r latin small letter r U+0072 t latin small letter t U+0074