- 1. a. Of or pertaining to the lips or labia; as, labial veins. Source: opted
- 2. a. Furnished with lips; as, a labial organ pipe. Source: opted
- 3. a. Articulated, as a consonant, mainly by the lips, as b, p, m, w. Source: opted
- 4. a. Modified, as a vowel, by contraction of the lip opening, as / (f/d), / (/ld), etc., and as eu and u in French, and o, u in German. See Guide to Pronunciation, // 11, 178. Source: opted
- 5. a. Of or pertaining to the labium; as, the labial palpi of insects. See Labium. Source: opted
- 6. n. A letter or character representing an articulation or sound formed or uttered chiefly with the lips, as b, p, w. Source: opted
- 7. n. An organ pipe that is furnished with lips; a flue pipe. Source: opted
- 8. n. One of the scales which border the mouth of a fish or reptile. Source: opted
- 9. adj. of or relating to the lips of the mouth Source: wordnet
- 10. adj. relating to or near the female labium Source: wordnet
- 11. n. a consonant whose articulation involves movement of the lips Source: wordnet
- 12. 1. Of or pertaining to the lips or labia; as, labial veins. 2. (Mus.) Furnished with lips; as, a labial organ pipe. 3. (Phonetics) (a) Articulated, as a consonant, mainly by the lips, as b, p, m, w. (b) Modified, as a vowel, by contraction of the lip opening, as oo (food), o (old), etc., and as eu and u in French, and ö, ü in German. See Guide to Pronunciation, 4. (Zoöl.) Of or pertaining to the labium; as, the labial palpi of insects. See Labium. 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. (Zoöl.) One of the scales which border the mouth of a fish or reptile. Source: webster
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