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cacuminal
ca·cu·mi·nal C0011100 (kə-kyo͞o′mə-nəl)adj. Articulated with the tip of the tongue turned back and up toward the roof of the mouth; retroflex.
[From Latin cacūmen, cacūmin-, summit, point.]cacuminal (kæˈkjuːmɪnəl) phoneticsadj (Phonetics & Phonology) Also called: cerebral relating to or denoting a consonant articulated with the tip of the tongue turned back towards the hard palaten (Phonetics & Phonology) a consonant articulated in this manner[C19: from Latin cacūmen point, top]ca•cu•mi•nal (kəˈkyu mə nl)
adj . 1. (of a speech sound) produced with the tip of the tongue curled back toward or against the hard palate; retroflex. n. 2. a cacuminal speech sound. [1860–65; < Latin cacūmin-, s. of cacūmen top, tip + -al1]Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | cacuminal - pronounced with the tip of the tongue turned back toward the hard palateretroflexlinguistics - the scientific study of languagebackward - directed or facing toward the back or rear; "a backward view" |
cacuminal
cac·u·mi·nal (kak-ū'mi-năl), Relating to a top or apex, particularly of a plant or anatomic structure.cacuminal adjective
(1) Referring to a cacumen (the top or superiormost aspect of an organ).
(2) Apical.cacuminal
Related to cacuminal: CurcuminSynonyms for cacuminaladj pronounced with the tip of the tongue turned back toward the hard palateSynonymsRelated Words |