What does Labial mean?
Definitions for Labial
ˈleɪ bi əllabi·al
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Princeton's WordNet
labial consonant, labialadjective
a consonant whose articulation involves movement of the lips
labialadjective
of or relating to the lips of the mouth
"labial stops"
labialadjective
relating to or near the female labium
Wiktionary
labialnoun
a labial consonant
labialnoun
an organ pipe having a lip that influences its sound
labialadjective
Of or pertaining to the lips or labia
labialadjective
articulated by the lips, as the consonants b, m and w
labialadjective
Of an incisor or canine, on the side facing the lips. See mesial.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
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.
Webster Dictionary
Labialadjective
of or pertaining to the lips or labia; as, labial veins
Labialadjective
furnished with lips; as, a labial organ pipe
Labialadjective
articulated, as a consonant, mainly by the lips, as b, p, m, w
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
Labialadjective
of or pertaining to the labium; as, the labial palpi of insects. See Labium
Labialnoun
a letter or character representing an articulation or sound formed or uttered chiefly with the lips, as b, p, w
Labialnoun
an organ pipe that is furnished with lips; a flue pipe
Labialnoun
one of the scales which border the mouth of a fish or reptile
Etymology: [LL. labialis, fr. L. labium lip: cf. F. labial. See Lip.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
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
Labial
referring, pertaining or belonging to the labium.
Anagrams for Labial »
abilla
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Labial in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Labial in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
Examples of Labial in a Sentence
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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