Definition of "labial" in English

adjective

1. (anatomy, zootomy) Of or pertaining to the lips or labia.

2. (linguistics, phonetics) Articulated by the lips, as the consonants b, m and w.

3. (dentistry, of an incisor or canine) On the side facing the lips. See mesial.

4. (music) Furnished with lips.

   • a labial organ pipe

noun

1. (linguistics, phonetics) A consonant articulated by the lips.

   • The motions of the Tongue, Lips, Throat, Palate, & c. which go to the making of the ſeveral Alphabetical Letters are worthy inquiry, and pertinent to the preſent Inquiſition of Sounds: But becauſe they are ſubtil and long to deſcribe, we will refer them over, and place them amongſt the Experiments of Speech. The Hebrews have been diligent in it, and have aſſigned which Letters are Labial, which Dental, which Guttural, & c

2. (music) An organ pipe having a lip that influences its sound.

3. (zootomy) Any of the scales bordering the mouth opening of a reptile.