Labial
Definition of Labial
La´bi`al | a. | 1. | Of or pertaining to the lips or labia; as, labial veins. | | 2. | (Mus.) Furnished with lips; as, a labial organ pipe. | | 3. | (Phonetics) Articulated, as a consonant, mainly by the lips, as b, p, m, w. | | 4. | (Zool.) Of or pertaining to the labium; as, the labial palpi of insects. See Labium. | | n. | 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. |
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