apical
apical definition
api·cal (ap′i kəl, ā′pi-)
adjective
- of, at, or constituting the apex
- Phonet. articulated with the apex, or tip, of the tongue, as the (l), (t), and (d) of lighted
Etymology: ModL apicalis < L apex (gen. apicis), apex + -alis, -al
noun
a sound so articulated
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