apical en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˈeɪpɪkəl/
- (US) audio
- /ˈæpɪkəl/
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep-der. Proto-Italic *apeks Latin apex New Latinder. English apic- Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English apical From apic- + -al.
Meanings
- (not-comparable) Of or connected with the apex.
- (not-comparable) 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.
- (not-comparable) Of a sound, produced with the tip of the tongue.
Coordinates
Deriveds
apicalwards · cervicoapical · apical ancestor · transient apical ballooning syndrome · apicalmost · posteroapical · abapical · apical annulus · basoapical · juxtaapical · dorsoapical · proapical · biapical · circumapical · uniapical · ventroapical · apically · preapical · apical germ pore · nonapical · medioapical · subapical · anteroapical · transapical · endoapical · adapical · apical ballooning cardiomyopathy · apical ectodermal ridge · apical meristem · apicalization · apical dendrite · basiapical · periapical
Translations (10)
fi kielenkärki- (phonetics: produced with the tip of the tongue) · gl apical (phonetics: produced with the tip of the tongue) · ru апика́льный (phonetics: produced with the tip of the tongue) · cmn 顶端的 (phonetics: produced with the tip of the tongue) · es apical (phonetics: produced with the tip of the tongue) · ru переднеязы́чный (phonetics: produced with the tip of the tongue) · ca apical (phonetics: produced with the tip of the tongue) · fi apikaalinen (phonetics: produced with the tip of the tongue) · pt apical (phonetics: produced with the tip of the tongue) · ka აპიკალური (phonetics: produced with the tip of the tongue)