labial

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/ˈleɪ.bi.əl/ English

Definitions

noun

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

adjective

Of or pertaining to the lips or labia.
Articulated by the lips, as the consonants b, m and w.
Of an incisor or canine, on the side facing the lips. See mesial.
Furnished with lips.“a labial organ pipe”

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Synonyms

labial consonant lip palpus palpi palps labrous vaginolabial glossolabial labioglossal labiolingual orolabial nasolabial labellar glossolabiolaryngeal inguinolabial labiofacial

Associated

velar lingual palp thermistor cingulum vulvar labium frenulum approximant

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