labial Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a consonant whose articulation involves movement of the lips
    labial consonant.
  2. adjective of or relating to the lips of the mouth
    • labial stops
  3. adjective relating to or near the female labium

WordNet

La"bi*al adjective
Etymology
LL. labialis, fr. L. labium lip: cf. F. labial. See Lip.
Definitions
  1. Of or pertaining to the lips or labia; as, labial veins.
  2. (Mus.) Furnished with lips; as, a labial organ pipe.
  3. (Phonetics) (a) Articulated, as a consonant, mainly by the lips, as b, p, m, w. (b) Modified, as a vowel, by contraction of the lip opening, as &oomac; (f&oomac;d), &omac; (&omac;ld), etc., and as eu and u in French, and ö, ü in German. See Guide to Pronunciation,
  4. (Zoöl.) Of or pertaining to the labium; as, the labial palpi of insects. See Labium.
La"bi*al noun
Definitions
  1. (Phonetics) A letter or character representing an articulation or sound formed or uttered chiefly with the lips, as b, p, w.
  2. (Mus.) An organ pipe that is furnished with lips; a flue pipe.
  3. (Zoöl.) One of the scales which border the mouth of a fish or reptile.

Webster 1913