labial (redirected from Labials)

la·bi·al  (lb-l)

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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[Medieval Latin labilis, from Latin labium, lip; see leb- in Indo-European roots.]

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labi·al·ly adv.

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labial [lay-bee-al]

Adjective

1. of or near the lips

2. Phonetics relating to a speech sound made using the lips

Noun

Phonetics a speech sound such as English p or m, that involves the lips [Latin labium lip]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	labial - a consonant whose articulation involves movement of the lips labial consonant consonant - a speech sound that is not a vowel bilabial - a consonant that is articulated using both lips; /p/ or /b/ or /w/ labial stop - a stop consonant that is produced with the lips
Adj.	1.	labial - of or relating to the lips of the mouth; "labial stops"
	2.	labial - relating to or near the female labium