apical

English

Etymology

apices (“apex”) +‎ -al

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈæp.ɪk.əl/

Adjective

apical (not comparable)

1. Of or connected with the apex.
2. (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.
3. (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

• apicalwards
• biapical
• preapical
• uniapical

Translations

phonetics: produced with the tip of the tongue

• Finnish: kielenkärki-, apikaalinen (fi)
• Georgian: აპიკალური (aṗiḳaluri)
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• Portuguese: apical (pt)
• Russian: переднеязы́чный (ru) (perednejazýčnyj), апика́льный (ru) (apikálʹnyj)

Noun

apical (plural apicals)

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

Translations

sound

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 舌尖音 (zh) (shéjiānyīn)

• Georgian: აპიკალური ბგერა (aṗiḳaluri bgera)
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• Italian: apicale (it)
• Portuguese: apical (pt) f
• Russian: переднеязы́чный звук m (perednejazýčnyj zvuk), апика́льный звук m (apikálʹnyj zvuk)

Anagrams

• Palaic

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French

Adjective

apical (feminine apicale, masculine plural apicaux, feminine plural apicales)

1. apical (all senses)

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Interlingua

Adjective

apical (not comparable)

1. apical

Related terms

• apice

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Portuguese

Adjective

1. apical (relating to an apex)
2. (phonetics, of a phoneme) apical (produced with the tip of the tongue)

Noun

apical f (plural apicais)

1. (phonetics) apical (a sound produced by obstructing the air passage with the tip of the tongue)

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Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /apiˈkal/ [a.piˈkal]
• Rhymes: -al

Adjective

apical m or f (masculine and feminine plural apicales)

1. apical
2. (botany) apical
3. (linguistics) apical

Derived terms

• apicalmente

Related terms

• ápice

Further reading

• “apical”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014