(rhetoric, obsolete) Emphatic rejection or dismissal of an opponent or an opposing proposition.

plural of apodeme

(anatomy) An ingrowth of the arthropod exoskeleton, serving as an attachment site for muscles.

(philosophy, rare) An apodictic proposition; a non-mathematical axiom.

(philosophy, rare) = apodictic

(uncountable, rare) Apodictic character, tendency, or pretension. / (countable, very rare) An apodictic assertion or pronouncement; a strong, unwarranted claim.

plural of apodid

(zoology) Any member of the family Apodidae of swifts.

(logic) apodeictic

(zoology) Belonging to the order Apodiformes, including swifts and hummingbirds.