Definitions for labialization
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
la•bi•al•izeˈleɪ bi əˌlaɪz(v.t.)-ized, -iz•ing.
to articulate (a sound) with the lips rounded.
Category: Phonetics
Origin of labialize:
1865–70
la`bi•al•i•za′tion(n.)
Wiktionary
labialization(Noun)
A secondary articulatory feature of usually consonants that involves the contraction or rounding of the labia during pronunciation.
Webster Dictionary
Labialization(noun)
the modification of an articulation by contraction of the lip opening
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