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单词 apical
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Definition of apical in English:

apical

adjective ˈapɪk(ə)lˈeɪpɪk(ə)lˈap-
  • 1technical Relating to or denoting an apex.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Cell size was calculated by dividing the mean total apical area by the mean number of cells for each apex.
    • The top-most, or apical, bud of a shoot has dominance over all the lateral buds below it.
    • Shoot length was measured from the insertion point on the stem to the tangent line between the apices of the most apical green leaves.
    • As the root grows, the apical growing region moves continuously into new soil volume containing yet-to-be-used water.
    • Perhaps this observable distinction between the two inner walls is used by the mechanism responsible for spatial orientation of apical cell division.
  • 2Phonetics
    (of a consonant) formed with the tip of the tongue at or near the front teeth or the alveolar ridge, for example th or trilled r.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • His contribution to the study of errors in apical consonant articulation are world famous.
    • Variations can be made by changing the shape of the tongue behind the apical closure.

Origin

Early 19th century: from Latin apex, apic- (see apex) + -al.

 
 

Definition of apical in US English:

apical

adjectiveˈap-
technical
  • 1Relating to or denoting an apex.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • As the root grows, the apical growing region moves continuously into new soil volume containing yet-to-be-used water.
    • Shoot length was measured from the insertion point on the stem to the tangent line between the apices of the most apical green leaves.
    • The top-most, or apical, bud of a shoot has dominance over all the lateral buds below it.
    • Perhaps this observable distinction between the two inner walls is used by the mechanism responsible for spatial orientation of apical cell division.
    • Cell size was calculated by dividing the mean total apical area by the mean number of cells for each apex.
    1. 1.1Phonetics (of a consonant) formed with the tip of the tongue.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Variations can be made by changing the shape of the tongue behind the apical closure.
      • His contribution to the study of errors in apical consonant articulation are world famous.

Origin

Early 19th century: from Latin apex, apic- (see apex) + -al.

 
 
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