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Definitions for Labial

[1] of, relating to, or resembling a labium.
[2] of or relating to the lips.
[3] Phonetics . involving lip articulation, as p, v, m, w, or a rounded vowel.
[4] 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.
[5] any labial consonant, especially a bilabial.
[6] any labial sound.
[7] of, relating to, or near lips or labia
[8] music producing sounds by the action of an air stream over a narrow liplike fissure, as in a flue pipe of an organ
[9] phonetics relating to a speech sound whose articulation involves movement or use of the lips a labial click
[10] Also called: labial pipe music an organ pipe with a liplike fissure
[11] phonetics a speech sound such as English p or m, whose articulation involves movement or use of the lips

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Origin of Labial

From the Medieval Latin word labiālis, dating back to 1585–95. See labium, -al1

Other words from Labial

la·bi·al·i·ty , noun
la·bi·al·ly , adverb
in·ter·la·bi·al , adjective
post·la·bi·al , adjective
post·la·bi·al·ly , adverb
pre·la·bi·al , adjective
pseu·do·la·bi·al , adjective
sub·la·bi·al , adjective
sub·la·bi·al·ly , adverb

Word origin for Labial

C16: from Medieval Latin labiālis, from Latin labium lip