abapical
/æˈbæpɪk(ə)l/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 0.00 in modern English
14
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Of or pertaining to something at its lowest point; designating the part opposite to the apex.
Example Sentences
- "1946—Cushman, Joseph A. (1946). Upper Cretaceous Framinifera of the Gulf Coastal Region of the United States and Adjacent Areas. Professional Paper 206. Washington, D. C.: U. S. Department of the Interior, Geological Survey. p. 70 – via Google Books. The deck, which is not far below the aperture, has a narrow indentation on the abapical side and a wider indentation on the adapical side."
- "1973—Henderson, R A (March 1973). "Clarence and Raukumara Series (Albian—?Santonian) Ammonoidea from New Zealand". Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand 3 (1): 86. Retrieved 3 February 2016 – via Google Books. The two abapical rows of tubercles of available specimens show a complete range of variation from completely separated to almost completely coalesced."
Etymology
Etymology tree English ab- Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep-der. Proto-Italic *apeks Latin apex New Latinder. English apic- Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English apical English abapical From ab- + apical.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /æˈbæpɪk(ə)l/
- British English: /aˈbapɪkl/
Inflected Forms
ab'apical (alternative)