Apical 272957 172586486 2007-11-19T23:25:52Z Colonies Chris 577301 sp, date & link fixes using [[Project:AutoWikiBrowser|AWB]] '''Apical''', from the Latin ''apex'' (plural ''apices'') meaning to be at the apex or tip, may refer to: *[[Apical consonant]], a consonant produced with the tip of the tongue *[[Apical dominance]] *[[Apical membrane]], a cell biology term *Apical pulse, the [[heart rate]] when measured with a stethoscope placed over the heart *The [[Commonly used terms of relationship and comparison in dentistry|apical]] direction, in reference to a tooth. *The [[Apical (chemistry)|apical]] position in certain molecular geometries in chemistry. *The apical whorls of the shells of [[gastropod]]s or [[snail]]s are the [[whorl]]s at the tip of the [[spire (mollusc)|spire]], near the [[apex]]. {{disambig}}