LABIAL

 Dictionary entry overview: What does labial mean? 

• LABIAL (noun)
  The noun LABIAL has 1 sense:

1. a consonant whose articulation involves movement of the lips

  Familiarity information: LABIAL used as a noun is very rare.

• LABIAL (adjective)
  The adjective LABIAL has 2 senses:

1. of or relating to the lips of the mouth
2. relating to or near the female labium

  Familiarity information: LABIAL used as an adjective is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• LABIAL (noun)

Meaning:

A consonant whose articulation involves movement of the lips

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

labial; labial consonant

Hypernyms ("labial" is a kind of...):

consonant (a speech sound that is not a vowel)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "labial"):

bilabial (a consonant that is articulated using both lips; /p/ or /b/ or /w/)

labial stop (a stop consonant that is produced with the lips)

• LABIAL (adjective)

Meaning:

Of or relating to the lips of the mouth

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Context example:

labial stops

Pertainym:

lip (fleshy folds of tissue as those surrounding the mouth)

Meaning:

Relating to or near the female labium

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

labium (any of the four lip-shaped folds of the female vulva)