Definitions for: Cacuminal

[adj] (linguistics) pronounced with the tip of the tongue turned back toward the hard palate

Webster (1913) Definition: Ca*cu"mi*nal, a. [L. cacumen, cacuminis, the top,
point.] (Philol.)
Pertaining to the top of the palate; cerebral; -- applied to
certain consonants; as, cacuminal (or cerebral) letters.

Synonyms: backward, retroflex