apical: Meaning and Definition of
a•pi•cal
Pronunciation: (ā'pi-kul, ap'i-), [key]
— adj.
- of, at, or forming the apex.
- (of a speech sound) articulated principally with the aid of the tip of the tongue, as t or d.
—n.
- an apical sound.
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