Antonyms for apical


Grammar : Adj
Spell : ey-pi-kuh l, ap-i-
Phonetic Transcription : ˈeɪ pɪ kəl, ˈæp ɪ-


Definition of apical

Origin :
  • "of or belonging to an apex," 1828, from Latin apicem, from apex (see apex) + -al (1).
  • As in sharp : adj knifelike, cutting
  • As in top : adj best, most important; highest
  • As in uppermost : adj top
  • As in highest : adj topmost
  • As in tiptop : adj topmost
  • As in gnawing : adj sharp
  • As in knifelike : adj sharp
  • As in lancinating : adj sharp
  • As in loftiest : adj top
  • As in stabbing : adj sharp
  • As in topmost : adj top
Example sentences :
  • The coat of the inner ball is thin and papery, and opens by an apical mouth.
  • Extract from : « The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise » by M. E. Hard
  • Apical: at, near or pertaining to the apex; usually of a wing.
  • Extract from : « Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology » by John. B. Smith
  • A small common central rod separates the two united pectoral feet from the two other spines (the caudal foot and the apical horn).
  • Extract from : « Report on the Radiolaria Collected by H.M.S. Challenger During the Years 1873-1876, Second Part: Subclass Osculosa; Index » by Ernst Haeckel
  • Apical horn half as long as the shell and the three feet; all four spines straight, cylindrical, with thickened club-shaped end.
  • Extract from : « Report on the Radiolaria Collected by H.M.S. Challenger During the Years 1873-1876, Second Part: Subclass Osculosa; Index » by Ernst Haeckel
  • But in the Eutympanida both rings exhibit one simple gate only, the apical and the basal rod of the sagittal ring being lost.
  • Extract from : « Report on the Radiolaria Collected by H.M.S. Challenger During the Years 1873-1876, Second Part: Subclass Osculosa; Index » by Ernst Haeckel
  • Ring half ovate or nearly triangular, with three curved edges and three prominent corners, one apical and two basal protuberances.
  • Extract from : « Report on the Radiolaria Collected by H.M.S. Challenger During the Years 1873-1876, Second Part: Subclass Osculosa; Index » by Ernst Haeckel
  • Apical horn short, pyramidal, three primary feet half as long as the shell and twice as long as the three secondary feet.
  • Extract from : « Report on the Radiolaria Collected by H.M.S. Challenger During the Years 1873-1876, Second Part: Subclass Osculosa; Index » by Ernst Haeckel
  • Apical horn and the three divergent feet of equal size, somewhat longer than the ring, slightly curved, in the distal half forked.
  • Extract from : « Report on the Radiolaria Collected by H.M.S. Challenger During the Years 1873-1876, Second Part: Subclass Osculosa; Index » by Ernst Haeckel
  • Apical horn and the six divergent feet twice to three times as long as the shell, bristle-shaped, irregularly curved and branched.
  • Extract from : « Report on the Radiolaria Collected by H.M.S. Challenger During the Years 1873-1876, Second Part: Subclass Osculosa; Index » by Ernst Haeckel
  • The apical horn and the three parallel feet are of equal size and similar form, straight, conical, one-sixth as long as the shell.
  • Extract from : « Report on the Radiolaria Collected by H.M.S. Challenger During the Years 1873-1876, Second Part: Subclass Osculosa; Index » by Ernst Haeckel

Synonyms for apical

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