apical meaning: definition, etymology

apical

adj

/ˈæpɪkəl/ · /ˈeɪpɪkəl/

Etymology From apic- + -al.

Of or connected with the apex.

Biology, Botany, Natural sciences 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.

Human sciences, Linguistics, Phonetics, Phonology, Sciences Of a sound, produced with the tip of the tongue.

Derived terms: 32 terms
abapical, adapical, anteroapical, apical ancestor, apical annulus, apical ballooning cardiomyopathy, apical dendrite, apical ectodermal ridge, apical germ pore, apicalization, apically, apicalmost, apicalwards, basiapical, basoapical, biapical, cervicoapical, circumapical, dorsoapical, endoapical, juxtaapical, medioapical, nonapical, periapical, posteroapical, preapical, proapical, subapical, transapical, transient apical ballooning syndrome, uniapical, ventroapical
Coordinate terms: laminal, coronal

apical

noun

Etymology From apic- + -al.

Human sciences, Linguistics, Phonetics, Phonology, Sciences A sound produced by obstructing the air passage with the tip of the tongue.