English

Adjective

labial ‎(not comparable)

1. Of or pertaining to the lips or labia.
2. (linguistics) 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

Derived terms

• interlabial
• postlabial
• prelabial

Coordinate terms

• (dentistry location adjectives) anterior,‎ apical,‎ apicocoronal,‎ axial,‎ buccal,‎ buccoapical,‎ buccocervical,‎ buccogingival,‎ buccolabial,‎ buccolingual,‎ bucco-occlusal,‎ buccopalatal,‎ cervical,‎ coronal,‎ coronoapical,‎ distal,‎ distoapical,‎ distobuccal,‎ distocervical,‎ distocoronal,‎ distofacial,‎ distogingival,‎ distoincisal,‎ distolingual,‎ disto-occlusal,‎ distoclusal,‎ distocclusal,‎ distopalatal,‎ facial,‎ gingival,‎ incisal,‎ inferior,‎ labial,‎ lingual,‎ linguobuccal,‎ linguo-occlusal,‎ mandibular,‎ maxillary,‎ mesial,‎ mesioapical,‎ mesiobuccal,‎ mesiocervical,‎ mesiocoronal,‎ mesiodistal,‎ mesiofacial,‎ mesioincisal,‎ mesiogingival,‎ mesiolingual,‎ mesio-occlusal,‎ mesioclusal,‎ mesiocclusal,‎ mesiopalatal,‎ occlusal,‎ palatal,‎ posterior,‎ proximal,‎ superior,‎ vestibular ^{(Category: en:Dentistry) [edit]}
• (linguistics): coronal, dorsal, radical, laryngeal

Translations

Noun

labial ‎(plural labials)

1. (linguistics) A labial consonant.
2. (music) An organ pipe having a lip that influences its sound.
3. Any of the scales bordering the mouth opening of a reptile.

Hyponyms

• (linguistics): bilabial, labiodental

Translations

Derived terms

• labial artery
• labial consonant
• labial geyser
• labial-alveolar consonant
• labial-palatal approximant
• labial-palatal consonant
• bilabial click

Abenaki

Etymology

From French la bière.

Noun

labial ‎(no plural)

1. beer

References

• Laurent, New Familiar Abenakis and English Dialogues

French

Adjective

labial m ‎(feminine singular labiale, masculine plural labiaux, feminine plural labiales)

1. labial

Spanish

Adjective

labial m, f ‎(plural labiales)

1. labial