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acropetal

acropetal adjective: that develops, matures or opens from the base towards the apex in sequence.

Adjective

acropetal (not comparable)

  1. That develops, matures or opens from the base towards the apex in sequence.

acropetal meaning in Tamil, Malayalam and Kannada

acropetal in Tamil

உச்சிநாடுகின்ற, உச்சிநோக்குகின்ற, நுனி நோக்கி

acropetal in Malayalam

അഗ്രാന്മുഖം

acropetal in Kannada

ಅಗ್ರಾಭಿಸಾರಿ, ಊರ್ಧ್ವವರ್ಧಿ

Antonyms of acropetal

Origin of acropetal

From Ancient Greek ἄκρον (ákron, “the top”) + Latin petō, petere (“fall, rush out”) + -al.

Words formed from acropetal

Questions about acropetal

What does acropetal mean?
Acropetal means that develops, matures or opens from the base towards the apex in sequence.
What is acropetal in Tamil?
Acropetal in Tamil is உச்சிநாடுகின்ற, உச்சிநோக்குகின்ற, நுனி நோக்கி. See Acropetal meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is acropetal?
Acropetal is an adjective.

Words near acropetal in the dictionary

  1. acroparesthesias
  2. acropathies
  3. acropathology
  4. acropathy
  5. acropectoral syndrome
  6. acropetal
  7. acropetally
  8. acrophase
  9. acrophases
  10. acrophile
  11. acrophiles

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Adapted from Wiktionary: acropetal (page history and authors); acropetal (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); acropetal (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); acropetal (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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