Definitions for cacuminal

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. cacuminal, retroflex(adj)

    pronounced with the tip of the tongue turned back toward the hard palate

Wiktionary

  1. cacuminal(Noun)

    A sound pronounced using a retroflexed tongue.

  2. cacuminal(Adjective)

    Pertaining to a point, top, or crown.

  3. cacuminal(Adjective)

    Pronounced using a retroflexed tongue.

  4. Origin: From (the stem of the cacumen + -al

Webster Dictionary

  1. Cacuminal(adj)

    pertaining to the top of the palate; cerebral; -- applied to certain consonants; as, cacuminal (or cerebral) letters


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