Labial

Definition:

  • (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.

Compare labial with other words:

labial vs. labialism

labial vs. labially

labial vs. liplike

labial vs. labialize

labial vs. labiodental

labial vs. laryngeal

consonant vs. labial

coronal vs. labial

dorsal vs. labial

labial vs. mesial

canine vs. labial

incisor vs. labial

articulated vs. labial

labial vs. lip

labial vs. lingual

labial vs. radical

labia vs. labial