apical

== English == === Etymology === From apic- +‎ -al. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈæpɪkəl/, /ˈeɪpɪkəl/ Hyphenation: a‧pic‧al === Adjective === apical (not comparable) Of or connected with the apex. (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. (phonetics, phonology) Of a sound, produced with the tip of the tongue. ==== Coordinate terms ==== (linguistics): laminal, coronal ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Noun === apical (plural apicals) (phonetics) A sound produced by obstructing the air passage with the tip of the tongue. ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === Palaic == Catalan == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin apicālis. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [ə.piˈkal] IPA(key): (Valencia) [a.piˈkal] === Adjective === apical m or f (masculine and feminine plural apicals) apical (botany) apical (linguistics) apical ==== Related terms ==== àpex apicopalatal === Further reading === “apical”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /a.pi.kal/ Hyphenation: a‧pi‧cal === Adjective === apical (feminine apicale, masculine plural apicaux, feminine plural apicales) apical (all senses) === Further reading === “apical”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Interlingua == === Adjective === apical (not comparable) apical ==== Related terms ==== apice == Portuguese == === Pronunciation === Rhymes: (Portugal) -al, (Brazil) -aw Hyphenation: a‧pi‧cal === Adjective === apical m or f (plural apicais) apical (relating to an apex) (phonetics, of a phoneme) apical (produced with the tip of the tongue) === Noun === apical f (plural apicais) (phonetics) apical (a sound produced by obstructing the air passage with the tip of the tongue) === Further reading === “apical”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “apical”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French apical. === Adjective === apical m or n (feminine singular apicală, masculine plural apicali, feminine/neuter plural apicale) apical ==== Declension ==== == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /apiˈkal/ [a.piˈkal] Rhymes: -al Syllabification: a‧pi‧cal === Adjective === apical m or f (masculine and feminine plural apicales) apical (botany) apical (linguistics) apical ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “apical”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025