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apical
[ey-pi-kuhl, ap-i-]
adjective
of, at, or forming the apex.
Phonetics., (of a speech sound) articulated principally with the aid of the tip of the tongue, as t or d.
noun
Phonetics., an apical sound.
apical
/ ˈæpɪkəl, ˈeɪ- /
adjective
of, at, or being the apex
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
Word History and Origins
Origin of apical1
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.
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.
Caries-related parameters included root canal fillings, apical rarefactions and caries lesions.
When the condition occurs, doctors typically see that a patient's left ventricular apical, which is located within the heart, balloons.
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.
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