abapical

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UK/aˈbapɪkl/US/æˈbæpɪk(ə)l/US[æˈbæpɪkɫ̩]

adjective

Of or pertaining to something at its lowest point; designating the part opposite to the apex.

Opposite
First used First attested in the mid 20ᵗʰ century.Scrabble 14

Meanings

adjectiveabapical (not comparable)

alternative ab'apical

  1. not comparablebiologyOf or pertaining to something at its lowest point; designating the part opposite to the apex.First known use First attested in the mid 20ᵗʰ century.
    2 more examples

    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.

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite

Origin

  1. Englishab-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ep-
  3. Proto-Italic*apeks
  4. Latinapex
  5. Englishapic-
  6. Englishapical
  7. Englishabapical

From ab- + apical.

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abapical. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/abapical

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Chicago

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