- of, at, or being the apex
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
a•pi•cal /ˈeɪpɪkəl, ˈæpɪ-/USA pronunciation
adj.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- of, at, or forming the apex.
- Phonetics(of a speech sound) articulated principally with the tip of the tongue:"t'' and "d'' in English are apical sounds.
a•pi•cal
(ā′pi kəl, ap′i-),USA pronunciation adj.
n.
a′pi•cal•ly, adv.
- of, at, or forming the apex.
- Phonetics(of a speech sound) articulated principally with the aid of the tip of the tongue, as t or d.
n.
- Phoneticsan apical sound.
- Latin apic- (stem of apex) apex + -al1
- 1820–30
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apical /ˈæpɪkəl; ˈeɪ-/ adj
'apical' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
spire
- acrogynous
- apical dominance
- apical meristem
- apico-
- ground meristem
- halberd
- periapical
- poleax
- primary phloem
- primary tissue
- primary xylem
- subapical