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Apical vs Abapical - What's the difference?

apical | abapical | Antonyms |

Abapical is a antonym of apical.



As adjectives the difference between apical and abapical

is that apical is of or connected with the apex while abapical is of or pertaining to something at its lowest point; designating the part opposite to the apex.

As a noun apical

is a sound produced by obstructing the air passage with the tip of the tongue.

apical

English

(wikipedia apical)

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.
  • (linguistics, of a sound) Produced with the tip of the tongue.

    • Derived terms

    * preapical

    Coordinate terms

    * * (linguistics) laminal, coronal

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (phonetics) A sound produced by obstructing the air passage with the tip of the tongue.

    • Anagrams

    *

    abapical

    English

    Alternative forms

    * ab'apical

    Adjective

    (-)
  • (biology) Of or pertaining to something at its lowest point; designating the part opposite to the apex.

    • Antonyms

    * apical

    References

    * Abapical at the Phrontistery