labial

English

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈleɪ.bi.əl/

Adjective

labial (not comparable)

1. Of or pertaining to the lips or labia
2. (linguistics) articulated by the lips, as the consonants b, m and w
3. (dentistry) Of an incisor or canine, on the side facing the lips. See mesial.

Coordinate terms

• (dentistry location adjectives) anterior,‎ apical,‎ axial,‎ buccal,‎ cervical,‎ coronal,‎ distal,‎ distobuccal,‎ distofacial,‎ distoincisal,‎ distolingual,‎ facial,‎ gingival,‎ incisal,‎ inferior,‎ labial,‎ lingual,‎ mandibular,‎ maxillary,‎ mesial,‎ mesiobuccal,‎ mesiodistal,‎ mesiofacial,‎ mesioincisal,‎ mesiolingual,‎ occlusal,‎ palatal,‎ posterior,‎ proximal,‎ superior,‎ vestibular ^{(Category: en:Dentistry) [edit]}

Translations

pertaining to the lips

• Albanian: buzor (sq)
• Dutch: labiaal
• Faroese: varra- (fo)

• Persian: لبی (labi)
• Polish: wargowy m

(linguistics) articulated by the lips

• Faroese: varraljóð (fo) n
• German: labial (de)

• Polish: wargowy (pl)

Noun

Wikipedia labial (plural labials)

1. (linguistics) a labial consonant
2. (music) an organ pipe having a lip that influences its sound

Hyponyms

• (linguistics): bilabial, labiodental

Translations

certain consonant

• Dutch: labiaal (nl) f/m
• German: Labial (de) m

• Serbo-Croatian: labijal (sh) m, usnenik (sh) m

organ pipe

• Dutch: labiaal (nl) n

Derived terms

• labial artery
• labial consonant
• labial geyser
• labial-alveolar consonant
• labial-palatal approximant
• labial-palatal consonant
• bilabial click