adj
Meaning 1
Of or connected with the apex.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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Meaning relationships
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Standard Lemma guide
apical
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Sound
Pronunciation
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/ˈæpɪkəl/
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/ˈeɪpɪkəl/
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CMU ARPABET: AE1 P IH0 K AH0 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
adj
Meaning 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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
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adj
Meaning 3
Of a sound, produced with the tip of the tongue.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, phonetics, phonology, sciences
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noun
Meaning 4
A sound produced by obstructing the air passage with the tip of the tongue.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, phonetics, phonology, sciences
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adjective satellite
Meaning 5
situated at an apex
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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History
Etymology
From apic- + -al.
Across languages
Translations
18 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Catalan: apical — phonetics: produced with the tip of the tongue
- Chinese Mandarin: 顶端的 (dǐngduān de) — phonetics: produced with the tip of the tongue
- Finnish: kielenkärki- — phonetics: produced with the tip of the tongue
- Finnish: apikaalinen — phonetics: produced with the tip of the tongue
- Galician: apical — phonetics: produced with the tip of the tongue
- Georgian: აპიკალური (aṗiḳaluri) — phonetics: produced with the tip of the tongue
- Portuguese: apical — phonetics: produced with the tip of the tongue
- Russian: переднеязы́чный (perednejazýčnyj) — phonetics: produced with the tip of the tongue
- Russian: апика́льный (apikálʹnyj) — phonetics: produced with the tip of the tongue
- Spanish: apical — phonetics: produced with the tip of the tongue
- Chinese Mandarin: 舌尖音 (shéjiānyīn) — sound
- Galician: apical — sound
- Georgian: აპიკალური ბგერა (aṗiḳaluri bgera) — sound
- Italian: apicale — sound
- Portuguese: apical — sound
- Russian: переднеязы́чный звук (perednejazýčnyj zvuk) — sound
- Russian: апика́льный звук (apikálʹnyj zvuk) — sound
- Spanish: apical — sound
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