labial
Americanadjective
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of, relating to, or resembling a labium.
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of or relating to the lips.
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Phonetics. involving lip articulation, as p, v, m, w, or a rounded vowel.
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Music. having the tones produced by the impact of a stream of air on a sharp liplike edge, as in a flute or the flue pipes of an organ.
noun
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any labial consonant, especially a bilabial.
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any labial sound.
adjective
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of, relating to, or near lips or labia
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music producing sounds by the action of an air stream over a narrow liplike fissure, as in a flue pipe of an organ
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phonetics relating to a speech sound whose articulation involves movement or use of the lips
a labial click
noun
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Also called: labial pipe. music an organ pipe with a liplike fissure
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phonetics a speech sound such as English p or m, whose articulation involves movement or use of the lips
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of labial
From the Medieval Latin word labiālis, dating back to 1585–95. See labium, -al 1
Example Sentences
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Estas herramientas suelen traducir un guion en una voz generada por inteligencia artificial, que luego puede incorporarse a secuencias de video ya existentes mediante programas de sincronización labial.
From New York Times • Jan. 11, 2024
Small amounts of saliva are also secreted by the labial glands in the lips.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
The labial frenulum is a midline fold of mucous membrane that attaches the inner surface of each lip to the gum.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
Its enlarged labial scales have fused to form beak-like structures, reinforced with sequestered metals, used in cropping herbs and grasses.
From Scientific American • Apr. 1, 2013
But once you’ve gone this far, I must point out, with primary, secondary, auditory, olfactory, and labial hallucinations, as well as tactile and optical fantasies, it is pretty bad business.
From "The Martian Chronicles" by Ray Bradbury
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