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labial

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1. labial - Noun

2. labial - Adjective

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Of or pertaining to the lips or labia; as, labial veins.

Furnished with lips; as, a labial organ pipe.

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

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.

Of or pertaining to the labium; as, the labial palpi of insects. See Labium.

A letter or character representing an articulation or sound formed or uttered chiefly with the lips, as b, p, w.

An organ pipe that is furnished with lips; a flue pipe.

One of the scales which border the mouth of a fish or reptile.

Source: Webster's dictionary

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labial stops Source: Internet

Others have specialised mouthparts consisting of a horny beak edged by several rows of labial teeth. Source: Internet

The labial, dental, and lateral releases, on the other hand, are typically "noisy": they are longer, lip- or tooth-sucking sounds with turbulent airflow, and are sometimes called affricates. Source: Internet

B Babbling Prelinguistic sound play by infants; characterized by labial consonants(/b/p/m/). Source: Internet

If one of the root consonants is labial (p, b, m), the prefix becomes na- (maPRaS > naPRAS). Source: Internet

In the Latin alphabet, this is accidentally the case with the letters "b" and "p"; however, labial "m" is completely dissimilar, and the similar-looking "q" and "d" are not labial. Source: Internet

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