Labial word meaning and definition

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Meaning and definition for "labial" word

[noun] a consonant whose articulation involves movement of the lips
[adjective] relating to or near the female labium
[adjective] of or relating to the lips of the mouth; "labial stops"

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\La"bi*al\, a. [LL. labialis, fr. L. labium lip: cf. F. labial. See {Lip}.] 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 [=oo] (f[=oo]d), [=o] ([=o]ld), etc., and as eu and u in French, and ["o], ["u] in German. See Guide to Pronunciation, [sect][sect] 11, 178. 4. (Zo["o]l.) Of or pertaining to the labium; as, the labial palpi of insects. See {Labium}.
\La"bi*al\, n. 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. (Zo["o]l.) One of the scales which border the mouth of a fish or reptile.

Synonyms for labial

labial consonant

See also: bilabial | consonant | labial stop |

Related terms: allophone, cerebral, check, close, dental, guttural, labiodental, laryngeal, low, manner of articulation, nasal, open, parasitic vowel, phoneme, pitch, pitched, semivowel, tonal, tonic, transition sound, twangy, vowellike

The fun area, different aproach to word »labial«

Let's analyse "labial" as pure text. This string has Six letters in Three syllables and Three vowels. 50% of vowels is 11.4% more then average English word. Written in backwards: LAIBAL. Average typing speed for these characters is 1725 milliseconds. [info]

Morse code: .-.. .- -... .. .- .-..

Numerology

Hearts desire number calculated from vowels: labial: 1 + 9 + 1 = 11, reduced: 11 . and the final result is Eleven.
Destiny number calculated from all letters: labial: 3 + 1 + 2 + 9 + 1 + 3 = 19, reduced: 1, and the final result is One.

Tarot cards

Letter	Num.	Tarot c.	Meaning
A (2)	1	Magician	Creative, Inventive, Intuitive
B (1)	2	High Priestess	Compassionate, Caring, Knowing
I (1)	9	Hermit	Independent, Researcher, Intell,igent
L (2)	12	Hanged Man	Leader, Teacher, Healer, Decisive

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