APICAL

adj. relating to or near the apex, near the top; pronounced using the tip of the tongue (Phonetics)

Apical, from the Latin apex (plural apices) meaning to be at the apex or tip, may refer to:Apical consonant, a consonant produced with the tip of the tongueApical dominanceApical membrane, a cell biology termApical pulse, the heart rate when measured with a stethoscope placed over the heartThe apical direction, in reference to a tooth.The apical position in certain molecular geometries in chemistry.The apical whorls of the shells of gastropods or snails are the whorls at the tip of the spire, near the apex.
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Adjective
1. situated at an apex
(similar) top(a)

adj. apical, relating to or near the apex, near the top; pronounced using the tip of the tongue (Phonetics)

adj. apical, relating to or near the apex, near the top; pronounced using the tip of the tongue (Phonetics)