— labiality , n. — labially , adv.
/lay"bee euhl/ , adj.
1. of, pertaining to, or resembling a labium.
2. of or pertaining to the lips.
3. Phonet. involving lip articulation, as p, v, m, w, or a rounded vowel.
4. 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. Phonet.
5. any labial consonant, esp. a bilabial.
6. any labial sound.
[ 1585-95; labialis. See LABIUM, -AL 1 ]