abapicaladj.
/aˈbapᵻkl/, /aˈbeɪpᵻkl/, U.S. /æˈbæpək(ə)l/, /æˈbeɪpᵻk(ə)l/ Biology.
Designating a side or part that is furthest from or opposite to an apex.
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contraryc1384
oppositec1392
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contradictorious?a1475
objecta1542
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opposing1609
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obversea1656
counter-placed1678
opponent1728
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subtending1860
abapical1866
1866 Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist. 17 83 A continuous region of fibrous matter, constituting (a) alone the abapical or later part of each valve, visible at the inner and outer face.
1891 Jrnl. Bot., Brit. & Foreign 29 131 The connection of the intermediate cell with the pericentral cells is near the abapical ends of the latter.
1967 Oceanogr. & Marine Biol. 5 364 Dividing cells..were concentrated in the central and abapical regions of the bud.
2004 Invertebr. Biol. 123 203/1 Each of the granules has a hollow region on the abapical side.
Derivatives
abˈapically adv. at an abapical side or part; away from an apex.
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1934 Great Barrier Reef Exped. 1928–1929, Sci. Rep. (Brit. Mus., Nat. Hist.) IV. 624 Small spines are also present, usually one directed abapically on each of the four sides of the basal ring.
1963 Jrnl. Paleontol. 37 151/2 There is..a layer seemingly composed of slender simple prisms which are inclined abapically.
2006 Proc. Royal Soc.: Biol. Sci. 273 1042/1 It forms a hollow cylinder, open..dorsally, and flexed abapically.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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