labial

Definition of Labial in English :

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Noun

1. labial, labial consonant

a consonant whose articulation involves movement of the lips

labial consonant

Adjective

2. labial

of or relating to the lips of the mouth

Example Sentences:
'labial stops'

3. labial

relating to or near the female labium

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Labial

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adjective

1.

of, relating to, or near lips or labia

2. music

producing sounds by the action of an air stream over a narrow liplike fissure, as in a flue pipe of an organ

3. phonetics

relating to a speech sound whose articulation involves movement or use of the lips

a labial click

noun

4. Also called: labial pipe music

an organ pipe with a liplike fissure

5. phonetics

a speech sound such as English p or m, whose articulation involves movement or use of the lips

Labial

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adjective

1.

of the labia, or lips

2. Phonetics

articulated with one or both lips, as (f), (b), and ( (y) ; ü) )

noun

3.

flue pipe

4.

a labial sound

Labial

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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.

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