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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