apical Synonyms
Strongest:
Strong:
- crossover
- life-and-death
- cataclysmic
- apocalyptical
- pivotal
- momentous
- climacteric
- culminating
- crucial
- apogean
- high
- critical
- life-or-death
- epochal
- fateful
- vital
- watershed
Weak:
Strongest:
- unimportant
- anticlimactical
- noncritical
- anticlimactic
- anticlimactic
- inconsequential
- unimportant
- insignificant
- trivial
- insignificant
- noncritical
- inconsequential
- trivial
- anticlimactical
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No Weak antonyms found.
apical Meaning
apical (s)
situated at an apex
apical (a.)
At or belonging to an apex, tip, or summit.
apical Sentence Examples
- The apical bud of the plant is responsible for the growth and development of new shoots and leaves.
- Botanists study the apical meristem, located at the plant's tip, to understand its role in cellular differentiation.
- The apical dominance of certain trees inhibits lateral bud growth, giving them a distinctive single-trunk form.
- The apical region of the stem is crucial for determining the overall plant height and structure.
- Pruning the apical shoots can encourage lateral branching and create a bushier plant.
- The apical cells exhibit a higher rate of division compared to cells in other parts of the plant.
- In embryology, the apical ectodermal ridge plays a key role in limb development in vertebrates.
- The apical dominance of the main stem influences the distribution of hormones that regulate plant growth.
- The apical leaf bud is essential for initiating the growth of new foliage during the growing season.
- Gardeners often use apical cuttings to propagate plants and encourage the development of healthy root systems.
FAQs About the word apical
situated at an apexAt or belonging to an apex, tip, or summit.
highest, crowning, meridian,crestal, climactic, apocalyptic, crossover, life-and-death, cataclysmic,apocalyptical
unimportant, anticlimactical, noncritical,anticlimactic, anticlimactic, inconsequential, unimportant, insignificant, trivial, insignificant
The apical bud of the plant is responsible for the growth and development of new shoots and leaves.
Botanists study the apical meristem, located at the plant's tip, to understand its role in cellular differentiation.
The apical dominance of certain trees inhibits lateral bud growth, giving them a distinctive single-trunk form.
The apical region of the stem is crucial for determining the overall plant height and structure.
