English

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. (linguistics, of a sound) Produced with the tip of the tongue.

Derived terms

• preapical

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,‎ 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

Translations

Noun

apical ‎(plural apicals)

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

Translations

Anagrams

• Palaic

French

Adjective

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

1. apical (all senses)

Portuguese

Adjective

apical m, f ‎(plural apicais, comparable)

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)

Spanish

Adjective

apical m, f ‎(plural apicales)

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