apical

[ey-pi-kuhl, ap-i-]

adjective

1. of, at, or forming the apex.

2. Phonetics.,  (of a speech sound) articulated principally with the aid of the tip of the tongue, as t or d.

noun

1. Phonetics.,  an apical sound.

apical

/ ˈæpɪkəl, ˈeɪ- /

adjective

1. of, at, or being the apex

2. of or denoting a consonant articulated with the tip of the tongue, such as (t) or (d)

Other Word Forms

• apically adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of apical¹

1820–30; < Latin apic- (stem of apex ) apex + -al ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of apical¹

C19: from New Latin apicālis, from Latin: _apex

Example Sentences

BBM encodes a transcription factor that regulates embryonic development, while WUS encodes a transcription factor that maintains stem cell identity in the shoot apical meristem region.

From Science Daily

The measurements were taken at the neurons' distal apical dendrites of the visual cortex, which receive top-down signals, and at their cell bodies, which receive bottom-up signals.

From Science Daily

Caries-related parameters included root canal fillings, apical rarefactions and caries lesions.

From Science Daily

When the condition occurs, doctors typically see that a patient's left ventricular apical, which is located within the heart, balloons.

From Salon

Just in front of it lies the polychate worm version of the apical meristem in plants: a place where stem cells continuously generate new body parts called the posterior growth zone.

From Scientific American

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