apical
American
[ey-pi-kuhl, ap-i-]
/ ˈeɪ pɪ kəl, ˈæp ɪ- /
adjective
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of, at, or forming the apex.
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Phonetics. (of a speech sound) articulated principally with the aid of the tip of the tongue, as t or d.
noun
apical
British
/ ˈæpɪkəl, ˈeɪ- /
adjective
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of, at, or being the apex
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of or denoting a consonant articulated with the tip of the tongue, such as (t) or (d)
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