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

/ ˈeɪ-; ˈæpɪkəl /

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)

Derived Forms

• ˈapically, adverb

Other Words From

• api·cal·ly 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

Beyond just monumental structures, the Third Dynasty of Ur in many ways epitomized the apical stage of the Bronze Age realm of Ur.

From Realm of History

The trunk reaches up and branches into what are called apical dendrites.

From Quanta Magazine

When a piece of the stem of Bryophyllum is cut off and its leaves are removed, the two apical buds will grow out first.

From Project Gutenberg

Rotation of the distal phalanx necessitates a descent of its apical portion and there occurs a "dropped sole."

From Project Gutenberg

In some of the Coleoptera I have found auditory rods in the apical segments, though this is by no means a common occurrence.

From Project Gutenberg

At the anterior end of the preoral lobe is a nervous thickening of the ectoderm called 226 the apical plate .

From Project Gutenberg

Fertile receptacle peduncled from an apical sinus of the thallus, radiately lobed.

From Project Gutenberg

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