| 单词 |
apical |
| 释义 |
apical, a.|ˈæpɪkəl, ˈeɪpɪ-|
[f. L. apic-em (see apex n.1) + -al1.]
1. Of or belonging to an apex; situated at the summit or tip.
1828Kirby & Spence Entomol. III. xxxv. 613 The proportion that the apical area bears to the rest of the wing. 1882H. Ward in Jrnl. Microsc. Sc. Jan. 4 This germinal tube rapidly grows forwards, extending by apical growth.
2. Phonetics. Pertaining to articulation with, or sounds made by, the tip of the tongue. Hence as n., an apical sound.
1899Rippmann Elem. Phonet. 71 The part of the tongue which helps to form the narrowing is the front rim. The front rim of the tongue: apical formation. 1902E. W. Scripture Elem. Experimental Phonet. xxi. 296 An articulation of the extreme point [of the tongue] is often termed ‘apical’. 1935G. K. Zipf Psycho-Biol. of Lang. (1936) iii. 78 The apical trill or ‘rolled r’ of Italian. 1964E. Palmer tr. Martinet's Elem. Gen. Linguistics ii. 49 It [a consonant] is apical if it is pronounced with the tip of the tongue (apex) like the [t] of touche. Ibid. iii. 64 ‘Apicals’ are always stops in French. |
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