Dictionary.com Thesaurus.com

apicodental

American

[ey-pi-koh-den-tl, ap-i-] / ˌeɪ pɪ koʊˈdɛn tl, ˌæp ɪ- /

adjective

articulated with the tip of the tongue touching the upper front teeth.

noun

an apicodental speech sound.

Etymology

Origin of apicodental

apico- + dental

Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.