Definitions for labials

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labials la·bi·al

Spelling: [ley-bee-uh l]

IPA: /ˈleɪ bi əl/

Labials is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 8 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 11 points.

You can make 127 anagrams from letters in labials (aabills).

Definitions for labials

noun

1. any labial consonant, especially a bilabial.
2. any labial sound.

adjective

1. of, relating to, or resembling a labium.
2. of or relating to the lips.
3. Phonetics. involving lip articulation, as p, v, m, w, or a rounded vowel.
4. Music. having the tones produced by the impact of a stream of air on a sharp liplike edge, as in a flute or the flue pipes of an organ.

Origin of labials

From the Medieval Latin word labiālis, dating back to 1585-95. See labium, -al¹

Examples for labials

labial palpi rather bulky, short and with three joints, like the antenn.

labial lobes large, oval, contiguous with one another, at the tip of the labrum.

In Adjectives beginning with a labial or a Palatal, the aspirated form alone is used in the gen. and voc.

labial tics of this nature may be styled tics of facial mimicry.

labial palpi four or five-segmented; asymmetrical (membranous behind), apex acute.