labial

Plural: labials

Noun

• a consonant whose articulation involves movement of the lips
• 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.
• pl. -S a labially produced sound

Adjective

• of or relating to the lips of the mouth
  • "labial stops"
• relating to or near the female labium

Adj

• Of or pertaining to the lips or labia.
• Articulated by the lips, as the consonants b, m and w.
• On the side facing the lips. See mesial.
• Furnished with lips.

Examples

• "a labial organ pipe"

Synonyms

labial consonant, cheilo-

Anagrams of labial