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Webster 1913 Edition


Labial

La′bi-al

,
Adj.
[LL.
labialis
, fr. L.
labium
lip: cf. F.
labial
. See
Lip
.]
1.
Of or pertaining to the lips or labia;
as,
labial
veins
.
2.
(Mus.)
Furnished with lips;
as, a
labial
organ pipe
.
3.
(Phonetics)
(a)
Articulated, as a consonant, mainly by the lips, as b, p, m, w.
(b)
Modified, as a vowel, by contraction of the lip opening, as oō (foōd), ō (ōld), etc., and as eu and u in French, and , in German. See Guide to Pronunciation, §§ 11, 178.
4.
(Zool.)
Of or pertaining to the labium;
as, the
labial
palpi of insects
. See
Labium
.

La′bi-al

,
Noun.
1.
(Phonetics)
A letter or character representing an articulation or sound formed or uttered chiefly with the lips, as
b
,
p
,
w
.
2.
(Mus.)
An organ pipe that is furnished with lips; a flue pipe.
3.
(Zool.)
One of the scales which border the mouth of a fish or reptile.

Webster 1828 Edition


Labial

LA'BIAL

,
Adj.
[L. labium, a lip. See Lip.]
Pertaining to the lips; formed by the lips; as a labial articulation. Thus b, p, and m are labial articulations.

LA'BIAL

,
Noun.
A letter or character representing an articulation of the lips; as b, f, m, p, v.

Definition 2024


labial

labial

English

Adjective

labial (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to the lips or labia.
  2. (linguistics) articulated by the lips, as the consonants b, m and w.
  3. (dentistry) Of an incisor or canine, on the side facing the lips. See mesial.
  4. (music) Furnished with lips.
    a labial organ pipe

Derived terms

Coordinate terms

Translations

Noun

labial (plural labials)

  1. (linguistics) A labial consonant.
  2. (music) An organ pipe having a lip that influences its sound.
  3. Any of the scales bordering the mouth opening of a reptile.

Hyponyms

Translations

Derived terms

  • labial artery
  • labial consonant
  • labial geyser
  • labial-alveolar consonant
  • labial-palatal approximant
  • labial-palatal consonant
  • bilabial click

Abenaki

Etymology

From French la bière.

Noun

labial (no plural)

  1. beer

References

  • Laurent, New Familiar Abenakis and English Dialogues

French

Adjective

labial m (feminine singular labiale, masculine plural labiaux, feminine plural labiales)

  1. labial

Spanish

Adjective

labial m, f (plural labiales)

  1. labial