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Labial meaning
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.
Synonyms of Labial
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Example sentences (9)
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.
What about when pubes from one labium/labii/labe entangle with the other causing a temporary labial fusion?
Fat loss from the cheeks means the jowls and naso-labial lines (the lines that run from your nose to the corners of your mouth) will descend, and you lose definition around the jawline.
B Babbling Prelinguistic sound play by infants; characterized by labial consonants(/b/p/m/).
In the vicinity of labial consonants, this sound was not as fronted and may have retained some rounding.
Lack of labials While most languages make use of purely labial phonemes, a few generally lack them.
Other infrared-sensitive snakes have multiple, smaller labial pits lining the upper lip, just below the nostrils.
Others have specialised mouthparts consisting of a horny beak edged by several rows of labial teeth.
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.