apical

English

Etymology

apic- + -al

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈæpɪkəl/, /ˈeɪpɪkəl/

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

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Noun

apical (plural apicals)

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

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Catalan

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin apicālis.

Pronunciation

Adjective

apical m or f (masculine and feminine plural apicals)

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

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French

Pronunciation

  • (file)

Adjective

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

  1. apical (all senses)

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Interlingua

Adjective

apical (not comparable)

  1. apical

Portuguese

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /a.piˈkaw/ [a.piˈkaʊ̯]
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ.piˈkal/ [ɐ.piˈkaɫ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ.piˈka.li/

  • Rhymes: (Portugal) -al, (Brazil) -aw
  • Hyphenation: a‧pi‧cal

Adjective

apical m or f (plural apicais)

  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)

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French apical.

Adjective

apical m or n (feminine singular apicală, masculine plural apicali, feminine and neuter plural apicale)

  1. apical

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Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /apiˈkal/ [a.piˈkal]
  • Rhymes: -al
  • Syllabification: a‧pi‧cal

Adjective

apical m or f (masculine and feminine plural apicales)

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

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Further reading

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