labial

la-bi-al · adjective

imported

Definitions

adjective

  1. 1.

    (Anatomy) Relating to or affecting the lips or labia.

  2. 2.

    (Phonetics) Produced using one or both lips; describing sounds like /p/, /b/, /m/, /w/.

Related words

See also: bilabial, labia, labiodental
Synonyms: lip-related

Etymology

From Medieval Latin labialis, from Latin labium meaning "lip."