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Definitions for Apical

[1] of, at, or forming the apex.
[2] Phonetics . (of a speech sound) articulated principally with the aid of the tip of the tongue, as t or d.
[3] Phonetics . an apical sound.
[4] of, at, or being the apex
[5] of or denoting a consonant articulated with the tip of the tongue, such as (t) or (d)

Words related to Apical

acute, pointed, finest, dominant, preeminent, leading, primary, excellent, elite, principal, keen, salient, fine, tapering, prime, superior, head, lead, crowning

Words nearby Apical

apiaceous, apian, apiarian, apiarist, apiary, apical, apical dental foramen, apical dominance, apical gland, apical granuloma, apical meristem

Origin of Apical

1820–30; < Latin apic- (stem of apex ) apex + -al1

Other words from Apical

a·pi·cal·ly , adverb
a′ pi•cal•ly adv.

Word origin for Apical

C19: from New Latin apicālis, from Latin: apex

Synonyms for Apical

acute, pointed, razor-sharp, sharpened, stinging, fine, keen, salient, tapering, aciculate, acuate, acuminate, acuminous, barbed, briery, cuspate, cuspidate, edged, ground fine, honed, horned, jagged, keen-edged, knife-edged, needle-pointed, needlelike, peaked, pointy, prickly, pronged, serrated, sharp-edged, spiked, spiky, spiny, splintery, tapered, thorny, tined, tipped, unblunted, whetted