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Laminal vs Apical - What's the difference?

laminal | apical |

Apical is a coordinate term of laminal.



In linguistics of a sound terms the difference between laminal and apical

is that laminal is produced with the blade of the tongue while apical is produced with the tip of the tongue.

As adjectives the difference between laminal and apical

is that laminal is laminar while apical is of or connected with the apex.

As a noun apical is

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

laminal

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • laminar
  • (linguistics, of a sound) Produced with the blade of the tongue.

    • See also

    * apical

    Anagrams

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    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

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