(technical)of, relating to, or denoting an apex (技)(与)顶点(有关)的 ■(Phonetics)(of a consonant) formed with the tip of the tongue at or near the front teeth or the alveolar ridge, for example th or trilled r (语音)(辅音)用舌尖发音的
语源
early 19th cent.: from Latin apex, apic- (see apex) + -al