Get to know Labial better with 9 real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like articulator or lip.
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
Labial vertaling naar Nederlands
Using Labial
- The main meaning on this page is: 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.
- Useful related words include: external body part, articulator, lip, labial consonant.
- Possible Dutch translations are: labiaal.
- In the example corpus, labial often appears in combinations such as: labial consonants, of labial.
Context around Labial
- Average sentence length in these examples: 21.6 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 5 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 8 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Labial
- In this selection, "labial" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 21.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, temporary, naso, purely, consonants, fusion and lines stand out and add context to how "labial" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a temporary labial fusion and and naso labial lines the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "labial" sits close to words such as aab, aamer and aave, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with labial
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
B Babbling Prelinguistic sound play by infants; characterized by labial consonants(/b/p/m/). (14 words)
Others have specialised mouthparts consisting of a horny beak edged by several rows of labial teeth. (16 words)
Lack of labials While most languages make use of purely labial phonemes, a few generally lack them. (17 words)
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. (34 words)
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. (31 words)
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. (29 words)
What about when pubes from one labium/labii/labe entangle with the other causing a temporary labial fusion? (18 words)
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.
Common combinations with labial
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- labial consonants 2×
- of labial 2×