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Meaning Of Labial
a.
Of or pertaining to the lips or labia; as, labial veins.
a.
Furnished with lips; as, a labial organ pipe.
a.
Articulated, as a consonant, mainly by the lips, as b, p,
m, w.
a.
Modified, as a vowel, by contraction of the lip opening, as
/ (f/d), / (/ld), etc., and as eu and u in French, and o, u in German.
See Guide to Pronunciation, // 11, 178.
a.
Of or pertaining to the labium; as, the labial palpi of
insects. See Labium.
n.
A letter or character representing an articulation or sound
formed or uttered chiefly with the lips, as b, p, w.
n.
An organ pipe that is furnished with lips; a flue pipe.
n.
One of the scales which border the mouth of a fish or
reptile.