labial
of, relating to, or resembling a labium.
of or relating to the lips.
Phonetics. involving lip articulation, as p, v, m, w, or a rounded vowel.
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.
Origin of labial
1Other words from labial
- la·bi·al·i·ty, noun
- la·bi·al·ly, adverb
- in·ter·la·bi·al, adjective
- post·la·bi·al, adjective
- post·la·bi·al·ly, adverb
- pre·la·bi·al, adjective
- pseu·do·la·bi·al, adjective
- sub·la·bi·al, adjective
- sub·la·bi·al·ly, adverb
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How to use labial in a sentence
In Adjectives beginning with a labial or a Palatal, the aspirated form alone is used in the gen. and voc.
Elements of Gaelic Grammar | Alexander StewartFinal n is changed into m before a plain labial; as, am baile the town, am fear the man.
Elements of Gaelic Grammar | Alexander Stewartlabial palpi four or five-segmented; asymmetrical (membranous behind), apex acute.
Handbook of Medical Entomology | William Albert Rileylabial tics of this nature may be styled tics of facial mimicry.
Tics and Their Treatment | Henry Meignelabial lobes large, oval, contiguous with one another, at the tip of the labrum.
Journal of Entomology and Zoology | Horace Gunthorp
British Dictionary definitions for labial
/ (ˈleɪbɪəl) /
of, relating to, or near lips or labia
music producing sounds by the action of an air stream over a narrow liplike fissure, as in a flue pipe of an organ
phonetics relating to a speech sound whose articulation involves movement or use of the lips: a labial click
Also called: labial pipe music an organ pipe with a liplike fissure
phonetics a speech sound such as English p or m, whose articulation involves movement or use of the lips
Origin of labial
1Derived forms of labial
- labiality, noun
- labially, adverb
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