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apically 中文解釋 wordnet sense Collocation Usage Collins Definition
  1. (apical) situated at an apex
  2. (Apical (cell biology)) The cell membrane (also called the plasma membrane) is a biological membrane separating the interior of a cell from the outside environment.
  3. (Apical (chemistry)) In chemistry a trigonal bipyramid formation is a molecular geometry with one atom at the center and 5 more atoms at the corners of a triangular dipyramid. ...
  4. In an apical manner or direction; towards an apex
  5. (apical) of or connected with the apex; situated at the growing tip of the plant or its roots, in comparison with intercalary growth situated between zones of permanent tissue
  6. (Apical) Refers to the apex of the tooth root.
  7. (Apical) At or pertaining to the tip (apex).
  8. (APICAL) At the tip of a branch.
  9. (Apical) Outer extremities, particularly of the tail.
  10. (Apical) Part of any body structure that is farthest from the body.
  11. (Apical) refers to the direction towards the root tip(s) of a tooth, as opposed to coronal, which refers to the direction towards the crown. It may also refer to something relating to the roots, such as apical support. This term is nearly synonymous with both cervical and gingival.
  12. (apical (adj. apically)) 1. Borne at the tip of an organ, farthest from the point of attachment, e.g., a bud which terminates a stem. 2. Describes the cells composing the apex of the leaf. They are often broader and shorter than the cells of the middle of the leaf.
  13. (apical) Describes the tip of a cell, a structure, or an organ. The apical surface of an epithelial cell is the exposed free surface, opposite to the basal surface. The basal surface rests on the basal lamina that separates the epithelium from other tissue.
  14. (apical) Pertaining to the tip of the tongue. The [s] of standard Spanish is an apico-alveolar sound. The tongue is often very slightly curved back ('retroflex').
  15. (apical) The end farthest away from the body; at or toward the tip (see also distal).
  16. (apical) Used to describe the top of something.
  17. (apical) [ˈepəkl̩] or [ˈæpəkl̩] - sounds made with the tip of the tongue as the active articulator.
  18. (apical) adj. - at the summit or tip; Phonetics, pertaining to a consonant formed with help of tip of tongue. apicad, adv. towards the summit.
  19. Apical means situated at the uppermost point.
  20. at the apex of (tip)