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Definitions for labial
ˈleɪ bi əllabi·al

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. labial consonant, labialadjective

    a consonant whose articulation involves movement of the lips

  2. labialadjective

    of or relating to the lips of the mouth

    "labial stops"

  3. labialadjective

    relating to or near the female labium

Wiktionary

  1. labialnoun

    a labial consonant

  2. labialnoun

    an organ pipe having a lip that influences its sound

  3. labialadjective

    Of or pertaining to the lips or labia

  4. labialadjective

    articulated by the lips, as the consonants b, m and w

  5. labialadjective

    Of an incisor or canine, on the side facing the lips. See mesial.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Labialadjective

    Uttered by the lips.

    Etymology: labialis, Latin.

    The Hebrews have assigned which letters are labial, which dental, and which guttural. Francis Bacon, Natural History.

    Some particular affection of sound in its passage to the lips, will seem to make some composition in any vowel which is labial. William Holder, Elements of Speech.

ChatGPT

  1. labial

    Labial refers to anything related to the lips. It can be used in various contexts such as in dentistry, phonetics, or anatomy, indicating the position, appearance, or usage of lips. For example, labial sounds in phonetics are those made with the lips, while in dentistry, labial surfaces of teeth are those facing the lips.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Labialadjective

    of or pertaining to the lips or labia; as, labial veins

  2. Labialadjective

    furnished with lips; as, a labial organ pipe

  3. Labialadjective

    articulated, as a consonant, mainly by the lips, as b, p, m, w

  4. Labialadjective

    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

  5. Labialadjective

    of or pertaining to the labium; as, the labial palpi of insects. See Labium

  6. Labialnoun

    a letter or character representing an articulation or sound formed or uttered chiefly with the lips, as b, p, w

  7. Labialnoun

    an organ pipe that is furnished with lips; a flue pipe

  8. Labialnoun

    one of the scales which border the mouth of a fish or reptile

  9. Etymology: [LL. labialis, fr. L. labium lip: cf. F. labial. See Lip.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Labial

    lā′bi-al, adj. pertaining to the lips: formed by the lips.—n. a sound formed by the lips: a letter representing a sound formed either by both the lips, or by the upper lip and under teeth—p, b, m, f, v.—v.t. Lā′bialise.—adv. Lā′bially.—n.pl. Labiā′tæ, a natural order of gamopetalous plants, the mint family having four-cornered stems and opposite branches.—adjs. Lā′biate, -d (bot.), having two unequal divisions, as in the monopetalous corolla of the mints.—adj. and n. Labioden′tal, of a sound pronounced both by the lips and teeth: a letter representing such (f, v.).—n. Lā′bium, a lip or lip-like part:—pl. Lā′bia. [Fr.,—L. labium, labrum, a lip.]

Entomology

  1. Labial

    referring, pertaining or belonging to the labium.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of labial in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of labial in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of labial in a Sentence

  1. Dr Philippa Kaye:

    A study of more than 300 female triathletes, who cycle a lot as part of their sport, reported that one in three suffered incontinence and pelvic pain. Experts have also found female cyclists can suffer decreased vaginal and labial sensitivity, and a higher rate of urinary tract infections.

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