Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

postapical

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: postapi-cal
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Located behind an apex.

Example Sentences

"The aortoiliac bifurcations were divided into three regions based on the area changes: an apical region corresponding to the bifurcation apex (taper = 2.96 ± 0.80 mm²/mm), a preapical region (flare = 3.58 ± 0.87 mm²/mm), and the postapical region (flare = 0.82 ± 0.80 mm²/mm)."

Etymology

From post- + apical.

Antonyms

anteapical preapical

Questions

What does postapical mean?: Located behind an apex.
Where does postapical come from?: From post- + apical.

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