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apicopalatal

apicopalatal adjective: articulated with the tip of the tongue against the palate.

Adjective

apicopalatal (comparative more apicopalatal, superlative most apicopalatal)

  1. Articulated with the tip of the tongue against the palate.
    • Labialized apicopalatal trill : The production of this sound is identical to that of […] except that the lips are rounded during the articulation ...1984, G. Devi Prasada Sastry, Mishmi Phonetic Reader
    • […] the apicopalatal ("retroflex") consonants require a difficult maneuvering of the apex in their ...1997, Zia Rauf, Phonology of Delhi Urdu

Forms of apicopalatal

comparativemore apicopalatal
superlativemost apicopalatal

Origin of apicopalatal

From apico- + palatal.

Questions about apicopalatal

What does apicopalatal mean?
Apicopalatal means articulated with the tip of the tongue against the palate.
What part of speech is apicopalatal?
Apicopalatal is an adjective.

Words near apicopalatal in the dictionary

  1. apicolingual
  2. apicolysis
  3. apicomedial
  4. apicomplexan
  5. apicomplexans
  6. apicopalatal
  7. apicoplast
  8. apicoplastic
  9. apicoplasts
  10. apicopostalveolar
  11. apicoposterior

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