apical

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English

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English Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

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From apic- +‎ -al.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈæpɪkəl/, /ˈeɪpɪkəl/
  • Hyphenation: a‧pic‧al

Adjective

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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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Translations

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Noun

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apical (plural apicals)

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

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Catalan

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Latin apicālis.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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apical m or f (masculine and feminine plural apicals)

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

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /a.pi.kal/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: a‧pi‧cal

Adjective

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

  1. apical (all senses)

Further reading

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Interlingua

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Adjective

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apical (not comparable)

  1. apical
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Portuguese

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Pronunciation

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

Adjective

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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

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apical f (plural apicais)

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

Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French apical.

Adjective

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

  1. apical

Declension

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singular plural
masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
nominative/
accusative
indefinite apical apicală apicali apicale
definite apicalul apicala apicalii apicalele
genitive/
dative
indefinite apical apicale apicali apicale
definite apicalului apicalei apicalilor apicalelor

Spanish

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Pronunciation

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

Adjective

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apical m or f (masculine and feminine plural apicales)

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

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