adj, noun ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A sound produced by obstructing the air passage with the tip of the tongue.

Adjective

1. 1
   Of or connected with the apex. not-comparable
2. 2
   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. not-comparable
3. 3
   Of a sound, produced with the tip of the tongue. not-comparable

Adjective

1. 1
   situated at an apex wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

retroflexalveolarapicillaryassimilatedbackbilabial

Antonyms

All antonyms

abapical

Etymology

From apic- + -al.

Related phrases

apical ancestorapical annulusapical ballooning cardiomyopathyapical dendriteapical ectodermal ridgeapical germ poretransient apical ballooning syndrome

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