Definition of labial

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Labial (a.) Articulated, as a consonant, mainly by the lips, as b, p, m, w..

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Labipalpus :: Labipalpus (n.) One of the labial palpi of an insect. See Illust. under Labium.
Labial :: Labial (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..
Labial :: Labial (a.) Of or pertaining to the labium; as, the labial palpi of insects. See Labium..
Labially :: Labially (adv.) In a labial manner; with, or by means of, the lips..
Round :: Round (a.) Modified, as a vowel, by contraction of the lip opening, making the opening more or less round in shape; rounded; labialized; labial. See Guide to Pronunciation, / 11..
Palpus :: Palpus (n.) A feeler; especially, one of the jointed sense organs attached to the mouth organs of insects, arachnids, crustaceans, and annelids; as, the mandibular palpi, maxillary palpi, and labial palpi. The palpi of male spiders serve as sexual organs. Called also palp. See Illust. of Arthrogastra and Orthoptera..
Rounded :: Rounded (a.) Modified by contraction of the lip opening; labialized; labial. See Guide to Pronunciation, / 11..
Labial :: Labial (n.) One of the scales which border the mouth of a fish or reptile.
Labiate :: Labiate (v. t.) To labialize.
Dentilabial :: Dentilabial (a.) Formed by the teeth and the lips, or representing a sound so formed..
Labialization :: Labialization (n.) The modification of an articulation by contraction of the lip opening.
In- :: In- (prep.) A prefix from Eng. prep. in, also from Lat. prep. in, meaning in, into, on, among; as, inbred, inborn, inroad; incline, inject, intrude. In words from the Latin, in- regularly becomes il- before l, ir- before r, and im- before a labial; as, illusion, irruption, imblue, immigrate, impart. In- is sometimes used with an simple intensive force..
Infralabial :: Infralabial (a.) Below the lower lip; -- said of certain scales of reptiles and fishes.
Labial :: Labial (a.) Furnished with lips; as, a labial organ pipe..
Hag :: Hag (n.) An eel-like marine marsipobranch (Myxine glutinosa), allied to the lamprey. It has a suctorial mouth, with labial appendages, and a single pair of gill openings. It is the type of the order Hyperotpeta. Called also hagfish, borer, slime eel, sucker, and sleepmarken..
In- :: In- () An inseparable prefix, or particle, meaning not, non-, un- as, inactive, incapable, inapt. In- regularly becomes il- before l, ir- before r, and im- before a labial..
Labial :: Labial (a.) Of or pertaining to the lips or labia; as, labial veins..
Labial :: Labial (n.) A letter or character representing an articulation or sound formed or uttered chiefly with the lips, as b, p, w..
Labial :: Labial (n.) An organ pipe that is furnished with lips; a flue pipe.
Labialism :: Labialism (n.) The quality of being labial; as, the labialism of an articulation; conversion into a labial, as of a sound which is different in another language..
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