Definition of labial Labial
la•bi•al
We found 20 definitions of labial from 6 different sources.
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What does labial mean?
WordNet
Adjectivelabial, labialer, labialest |
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| labial - of or relating to the lips of the mouth; "labial stops" | ||
| labial - relating to or near the female labium |
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Wiktionary 
- labial (Noun)
A labial consonant. - labial (Noun)
An organ pipe having a lip that influences its sound. - labial (Adjective)
Of or pertaining to the lips or labia. - labial (Adjective)
articulated by the lips, as the consonants b, m and w. - labial (Adjective)
Of an incisor or canine, on the side facing the lips. See mesial.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- labial (a.)
Of or pertaining to the lips or labia; as, labial veins. - labial (a.)
Furnished with lips; as, a labial organ pipe. - labial (a.)
Articulated, as a consonant, mainly by the lips, as b, p, m, w. - labial (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. - labial (a.)
Of or pertaining to the labium; as, the labial palpi of insects. See Labium. - labial (n.)
A letter or character representing an articulation or sound formed or uttered chiefly with the lips, as b, p, w. - labial (n.)
An organ pipe that is furnished with lips; a flue pipe. - labial (n.)
One of the scales which border the mouth of a fish or reptile.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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Of or pertaining to the lips. -
labial
(Of sounds) Articulated with the lips. -
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A sound articulated with the lips.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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labial
lā′bi-al, adj. pertaining to the lips: formed by the lips.—n. a sound formed by the lips: a letter representing a sound formed either by both the lips, or by the upper lip and under teeth—p, b, m, f, v.—v.t. Lā′bialise.—adv. Lā′bially.—n.pl. Labiā′tæ, a natural order of gamopetalous plants, the mint family having four-cornered stems and opposite branches.—adjs. Lā′biate, -d (bot.), having two unequal divisions, as in the monopetalous corolla of the mints.—adj. and n. Labioden′tal, of a sound pronounced both by the lips and teeth: a letter representing such (f, v.).—n. Lā′bium, a lip or lip-like part:—pl. Lā′bia. [Fr.,—L. labium, labrum, a lip.]
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🔤- labial, noun, singular of labials.
- labial, adjective.
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