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labial

'leibiәl4 senses · 51 ms
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adj/ˈleɪ.bi.əl//ˈleɪb.jəl/
  1. 1

    Of or pertaining to the lips or labia.not-comparable

    • The wound that does not kill Christ is the magical labial wound; it is the seal of the resurrection and an expression of the myth of eternal recurrence.
  2. 2

    Articulated by the lips, as the consonants b, m and w.not-comparable

  3. 3

    On the side facing the lips. See mesial.not-comparable

  4. 4

    Furnished with lips.not-comparable

    • a labial organ pipe
noun/ˈleɪ.bi.əl//ˈleɪb.jəl/
  1. 1

    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 wi
  2. 2

    An organ pipe having a lip that influences its sound.

    • All organ pipes are divided into two general classes, labial and lingual pipes. The main difference between the two classes is the manner by which the vibrations producing the sound are caused. In labial pipes the column of air entering the
  3. 3

    Any of the scales bordering the mouth opening of a reptile.

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