labial
/ley-bee-uhl/US // ˈleɪ bi əl //UK // (ˈleɪbɪəl) //
唇状,唇状的,唇形,阴唇
Definitions
adj.形容词 adjective
- 1
- : of, relating to, or resembling a labium.
- : of or relating to the lips.
- : Phonetics. involving lip articulation, as p, v, m, w, or a rounded vowel.
- : 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.
n.名词 noun
- 1
Phonetics.
- : any labial consonant, especially a bilabial.
- : any labial sound.
Examples
In Adjectives beginning with a Labial or a Palatal, the aspirated form alone is used in the gen. and voc.
Final n is changed into m before a plain Labial; as, am baile the town, am fear the man.
Labial palpi four or five-segmented; asymmetrical (membranous behind), apex acute.
Labial tics of this nature may be styled tics of facial mimicry.
Labial lobes large, oval, contiguous with one another, at the tip of the labrum.
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