lateralization
noun
lateralization is a noun meaning “Localization of a function, such as speech, to the right or left side of the brain” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is spelled L-A-T-E-R-A-L-I-Z-A-T-I-O-N, and it appears about once in every 24 million words in written English (wordfreq, 2021 data). The plural of lateralization is lateralizations.
What does lateralization mean?
noun
- 1
Localization of a function, such as speech, to the right or left side of the brain.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of lateralization
- lateralizations plural
- lateralisation
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How common is lateralization?
Lateralization appears about once in every 24 million words in written English, the 148,541st most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Lateralization in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Translations:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | latéralisation |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does lateralization come from?
From lateralize + -ation.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).