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la⋅bi⋅al

  [ley-bee-uhl]
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–adjective
1. of, pertaining to, or resembling a labium.
2. of or pertaining to the lips.
3. Phonetics. involving lip articulation, as p, v, m, w, or a rounded vowel.
4. Music. having the tones produced by the impact of a stream of air on a sharp liplike edge, as in a flute or the flue pipes of an organ.
–noun Phonetics.
5. any labial consonant, esp. a bilabial.
6. any labial sound.
Origin:
1585–95; < ML labiālis. See labium, -al 1

Related forms:
la⋅bi⋅al⋅i⋅ty, noun
la⋅bi⋅al⋅ly, adverb
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flue 1   (flōō)   
n.  

  1. A pipe, tube, or channel for conveying hot air, gas, steam, or smoke, as from a furnace or fireplace to a chimney.

  2. Music

    1. An organ pipe sounded by means of a current of air striking a lip in the side of the pipe and causing the air within to vibrate. Also called labial.

    2. The lipped opening in such a pipe.


[Origin unknown.]
la·bi·al   (lā'bē-əl)   
adj.  

  1. Of or relating to the lips or labia.

  2. Linguistics Articulated mainly by closing or partly closing the lips, as the sounds (b), (m), or (w).

n.  

  1. Linguistics A labial consonant.

  2. Music See flue1.


[Medieval Latin labiālis, from Latin labium, lip; see leb- in Indo-European roots.]
la'bi·al·ly adv.
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Word Origin & History

labial 
"pertaining to the lips," 1594, from M.L. labialis, from L. labium "lip" (see lip). Lips of the female pudendum called labia from 1634.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: la·bi·al
Pronunciation: 'lA-bE-&l
Function: adjective
1 : of, relating to, or situated near the lips or labia
2 : uttered with the participation of one or both lips labial sounds f, p, and ü> —la·bi·al·ly /-E/ adverb
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

labial la·bi·al (lā'bē-əl)
adj.
Relating to the lips or labia.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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