labial

[La·bi*al]

Of or relating to the lips of the mouth

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Of or pertaining to the lips or labia; as, labial veins.

Noun
a consonant whose articulation involves movement of the lips

Adjective
relating to or near the female labium

Adjective
of or relating to the lips of the mouth; "labial stops"


a.
Of or pertaining to the lips or labia; as, labial veins.

a.
Furnished with lips; as, a labial organ pipe.

a.
Articulated, as a consonant, mainly by the lips, as b, p, m, w.

a.
Modified, as a vowel, by contraction of the lip opening, as / (f/d), / (/ld), etc., and as eu and u in French, and o, u in German. See Guide to Pronunciation, // 11, 178.

a.
Of or pertaining to the labium; as, the labial palpi of insects. See Labium.

n.
A letter or character representing an articulation or sound formed or uttered chiefly with the lips, as b, p, w.

n.
An organ pipe that is furnished with lips; a flue pipe.

n.
One of the scales which border the mouth of a fish or reptile.


Labial

La"bi*al , a. [LL. labialis, fr. L. labium lip: cf. F. labial. See Lip.] 1. Of or pertaining to the lips or labia; as, labial veins. 2. (Mus.) Furnished with lips; as, a labial organ pipe. 3. (Phonetics) (a) Articulated, as a consonant, mainly by the lips, as b, p, m, w. (b) Modified, as a vowel, by contraction of the lip opening, as &oomac; (f&oomac;d), &omac; (&omac;ld), etc., and as eu and u in French, and '94, '81 in German. See Guide to Pronunciation, 4. (Zo'94l.) Of or pertaining to the labium; as, the labial palpi of insects. See Labium.

Labial

La"bi*al, n. 1. (Phonetics) A letter or character representing an articulation or sound formed or uttered chiefly with the lips, as b, p, w. 2. (Mus.) An organ pipe that is furnished with lips; a flue pipe. 3. (Zo'94l.) One of the scales which border the mouth of a fish or reptile.

Of or pertaining to the lips or labia; as, labial veins.

A letter or character representing an articulation or sound formed or uttered chiefly with the lips, as b, p, w.

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