labial

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 [ˈleɪbɪəl]

adj

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) of, relating to, or near lips or labia

2. (Music, other) Music producing sounds by the action of an air stream over a narrow liplike fissure, as in a flue pipe of an organ

3. (Linguistics / Phonetics & Phonology) Phonetics relating to a speech sound whose articulation involves movement or use of the lips a labial click

n

1. (Music, other) Also called labial pipe Music an organ pipe with a liplike fissure

2. (Linguistics / Phonetics & Phonology) Phonetics a speech sound such as English p or m, whose articulation involves movement or use of the lips

[from Medieval Latin labiālis, from Latin labium lip]

labiality  n

labially  adv

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

Translations

labial [ˈleɪbɪəl]

A. ADJ → labial

B. N → labial f

labial

adj (Anat, Phon) → labial, Lippen-; labial sound → Labial- or Lippenlaut

n (Phon) → Labial- or Lippenlaut m