labial

Meaning

Adj

1. (not-comparable) Of or pertaining to the lips or labia.
2. (not-comparable) Articulated by the lips, as the consonants b, m and w.
3. (not-comparable) On the side facing the lips. See mesial.
4. (not-comparable) Furnished with lips.

Noun

1. A consonant articulated by the lips.
2. An organ pipe having a lip that influences its sound.
3. Any of the scales bordering the mouth opening of a reptile.

Synonyms

rounded

bilabial

labial consonant

relating to the lip

labial sound

lip

belonging to the lips

Translations

labial

labiaal

labial

labiale

labial

χειλικός

labial

labiale

labial

Labial

lipletter

Lippenlaut

شفويa

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈleɪ.bi.əl/

Etymology

Borrowing from Medieval Latin labiālis (“of or pertaining to the lips”), from labium (“a lip”) + -ālis (“-al”, adjectival suffix); equivalent to labium + -al.