As adjectives the difference between amical and apical
is that
amical is friendly, amicable while
apical is of or connected with the apex.
As a noun apical is
(phonetics) a sound produced by obstructing the air passage with the tip of the tongue.
amical English
Adjective
( en adjective)
Friendly, amicable.
* 2002 , , The Great Nation , Penguin 2003, p. 172:
- The Encyclopédie pulled through this crisis mainly through the amical assistance of Malesherbes, councillor in the Paris Cour des Aides, a member of the Lamoignon clan, and official Director of the Book Trade.
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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
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* (linguistics) laminal, coronal
Noun
( en noun)
(phonetics) A sound produced by obstructing the air passage with the tip of the tongue.
Anagrams
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