apical
English
Etymology
apic- + -al
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈæpɪkəl/, /ˈeɪpɪkəl/
Adjective
apical (not comparable)
- Of or connected with the apex.
- (botany, of a meristem) Situated at the growing tip of the plant or its roots, in comparison with intercalary growth situated between zones of permanent tissue.
- (phonetics, phonology, of a sound) Produced with the tip of the tongue.
Coordinate terms
- (dentistry location adjectives) anterior, apical, apicocoronal, axial, buccal, buccoapical, buccocervical, buccogingival, buccolabial, buccolingual, bucco-occlusal, buccopalatal, cervical, coronal, coronoapical, distal, distoapical, distobuccal, distocervical, distocoronal, distofacial, distogingival, distoincisal, distolingual, disto-occlusal, distoclusal, distocclusal, distopalatal, facial, gingival, incisal, incisocervical, inferior, labial, lingual, linguobuccal, linguo-occlusal, mandibular, maxillary, mesial, mesioapical, mesiobuccal, mesiocervical, mesiocoronal, mesiodistal, mesiofacial, mesioincisal, mesiogingival, mesiolingual, mesio-occlusal, mesioclusal, mesiocclusal, mesiopalatal, occlusal, palatal, posterior, proximal, superior, vestibular (Category: en:Dentistry) [edit]
- (linguistics): laminal, coronal
Derived terms
- apical ancestor
- apical annulus
- apical ectodermal ridge
- apical germ pore
- apicalization
- apicalwards
- biapical
- endoapical
- preapical
- proapical
- subapical
- uniapical
Translations
phonetics: produced with the tip of the tongue
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Noun
apical (plural apicals)
- (phonetics) A sound produced by obstructing the air passage with the tip of the tongue.
Translations
sound
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Anagrams
- Palaic
Catalan
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin apicālis.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central) IPA(key): /ə.piˈkal/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /a.piˈkal/
Adjective
apical (plural apicales)
- apical
- (botany) apical
- (linguistics) apical
Related terms
- àpex
- apicopalatal
Further reading
- “apical” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
French
Pronunciation
Audio (file)
Adjective
apical (feminine apicale, masculine plural apicaux, feminine plural apicales)
- apical (all senses)
Further reading
- “apical”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Interlingua
Adjective
apical (not comparable)
- apical
Related terms
- apice
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /a.piˈkaw/ [a.piˈkaʊ̯]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ.piˈkal/ [ɐ.piˈkaɫ]
- Rhymes: (Portugal) -al, (Brazil) -aw
- Hyphenation: a‧pi‧cal
Adjective
apical m or f (plural apicais)
- apical (relating to an apex)
- (phonetics, of a phoneme) apical (produced with the tip of the tongue)
Noun
apical f (plural apicais)
- (phonetics) apical (a sound produced by obstructing the air passage with the tip of the tongue)
Romanian
Etymology
From French apical.
Adjective
apical m or n (feminine singular apicală, masculine plural apicali, feminine and neuter plural apicale)
- apical
Declension
Declension of apical
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
| nominative/ accusative | indefinite | apical | apicală | apicali | apicale | ||
| definite | apicalul | apicala | apicalii | apicalele | |||
| genitive/ dative | indefinite | apical | apicale | apicali | apicale | ||
| definite | apicalului | apicalei | apicalilor | apicalelor | |||
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /apiˈkal/ [a.piˈkal]
- Rhymes: -al
- Syllabification: a‧pi‧cal
Adjective
apical (plural apicales)
- apical
- (botany) apical
- (linguistics) apical
Derived terms
- apicalmente
Related terms
- ápice
Further reading
- “apical”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014