apical
IPA: ˈæpʌkʌɫ
noun
- (phonetics) A sound produced by obstructing the air passage with the tip of the tongue.
adjective
- Of or connected with the apex.
- (botany, of a meristem) Situated at the growing tip of the plant or its roots, in comparison with intercalary growth situated between zones of permanent tissue.
- (phonetics, phonology, of a sound) Produced with the tip of the tongue.
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Examples of "apical" in Sentences
- Growth is by division of the apical cells.
- Primary phloem is laid down by the apical meristem.
- The smaller opening is known as the apical aperture.
- The apical half of the fore wing is black with a white band.
- The murmur is best heard at the apical region and is not radiated.
- The cells covering the apical cap are large and cleavage arrested.
- It involves predominantly the apical and infundibular regions of the RV.
- The caesium was found in the leaf veins, in the stem and in the apical leaves.
- Shells are compressed with the apical portion curved and the anterior straight.
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