abapicale

Italian

Etymology

From ab- (“from, away from”) +‎ apicale (“apical”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /a.ba.piˈka.le/
  • Rhymes: -ale
  • Hyphenation: a‧ba‧pi‧cà‧le

Adjective

abapicale m or f (plural abapicali)

  1. (anatomy) abapical
    Antonym: apical
    • 1983, Rivista italiana di paleontologia e stratigrafia - Volume 89, page 258:
      Conchiglia conica, corta, provvista di apice molto breve ed acuto, tendente a un più o meno accentuato rigonfiamento nella parte abapicale
      A short, conical shell, with a very short and acute apex, tending towards a more-or-less pronounced bulge in the abapical area

Further reading

  • abapicale in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
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