labial

labial
[ˈleɪbɪəl]
adjective
  1. (chiefly Anatomy)of or relating to the lips
    (主剖)(有关)唇的
    ■(Dentistry)(of the surface of a tooth) adjacent to the lips
    (牙科)(牙齿表面)紧邻嘴唇的
    ■(Zoology)of, resembling, or serving as a lip, lip-like part, or labium
    (动)唇的;唇状的;用作唇的
  2. (Phonetics)(of a consonant) requiring partial or complete closure of the lips (e.g. p, b, f, v, m, w), or (of a vowel) requiring rounded lips (e.g. oo in moon)
    (语音)( 辅音)嘴唇半闭合(或完全闭合)的 (如p, b, f, v, m, w); (元音)圆唇的 (如moon中的 oo)
noun
  1. (Phonetics)a labial sound
    (语音)唇音
派生
labialize
verb
  1. (亦作 -ise). (限义项2)
labially
adverb
语源
  1. late 16th cent.: from medieval Latin labialis, from Latin labium 'lip'
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