APICAL


Meaning of APICAL in English

— apically , adv.

/ay"pi keuhl, ap"i-/ , adj.

1. of, at, or forming the apex.

2. Phonet. (of a speech sound) articulated principally with the aid of the tip of the tongue, as t or d.

n.

3. Phonet. an apical sound.

[ 1820-30; apic- (s. of apex ) APEX + -AL 1 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .