The adjective for apex, the tip of a pyramidal or rounded structure, such as the lung or the heart. For example, an apical lung tumor is a tumor located at the top of the lung.

"of or belonging to an apex," 1828, from Latin apicem, from apex (see apex) + -al (1).

Located at or pertaining to the apex or tip.

Describes the apex or tip. Apiculate

Pertaining to the apex or top of a plant shoot.

at the tip

of the apex or attached at the apex or top, e.g. ‘ovules attached to an apical placenta’. Fig. 13 G.

At or near the tip.

Describes the side of the cell in relation to its position in the body; the apical membrane faces the outside surface of the body or the lumen of internal cavities.

See sesamoids.

(adj) situated at an apex

Pronunciation ˈæpɪkl (of consonant articulations) Made by raising the tip of the tongue. t s θ ð ɖ are examples of apical articulations.

See sesamoids.

Toward or at the far end.

at or towards the apex

referring to the top part of a structure

At the end, tip, or opposite of the base (apex); i.e., the apical

     concerning the tip.

 refers to a part of a structure at the furthest distance from the base.

At or towards the apex (tip).

Of or pertaining to the apex, as in the apical setae found at the very distal tip of the processus terminalis of the antenna. Opposite of basal. See also distal, terminal, and ultimate.

at the top

<anatomy> Relating to or located at the tip (an apex). (09 Oct 1997)