LABIAL

a. n.

8 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)


1.
a.

Of or pertaining to the lips or labia; as, labial veins.

2.
a.

Furnished with lips; as, a labial organ pipe.

3.
a.

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

4.
a.

Modified, as a vowel, by contraction of the lip opening, as oo (food), o (old), etc., and as eu and u in French, and ö, ü in German. See Guide to Pronunciation,

5.
a.

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

6.
n.

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

7.
n.

An organ pipe that is furnished with lips; a flue pipe.

8.
n.

One of the scales which border the mouth of a fish or reptile.


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