noun
Technical term in phonetics for a consonant produced with airflow along the sides of the tongue, such as Japanese ら行 sounds or English /l/.
日本語の「ら」行の子音は側面音に分類されることがある。
The consonant in the Japanese 'ra' row is sometimes classified as a lateral.
英語の /l/ は代表的な側面音だ。
English /l/ is a typical lateral sound.