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.