adapically

adapically

English

Etymology

From adapical +‎ -ly.

Adverb

adapically (comparative more adapically, superlative most adapically)

  1. Refers to a direction toward the apex or pointed end of a structure, particularly in the context of coiled shells like those of ammonites and other cephalopods.
    • 1911, H. L. Hawkins, “Tuberculation of Holectypoida”, in THE GEOLOGICAL MAGAZINE, volume VIII, London, page 447:
      This feature is more noticeable adapically than adorally, since in the latter region the area of the scrobicules is increased rather more than that of the bosses.
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