bilabial
1 of 2adjective
bi·la·bi·al (ˌ)bī-ˈlā-bē-əl 
of a consonant
: produced with both lips
bilabial
2 of 2noun
: a bilabial consonant
Example Sentences
Noun English bilabials such as and .
Recent Examples on the Web
Michael Greshko, National Geographic, 14 Mar. 2019
Noun
Sounds made more difficult by an overbite, such as bilabials, might be expected to decline—but many languages clearly keep them around. Michael Greshko, National Geographic, 14 Mar. 2019 Word History
Etymology
Adjective
International Scientific Vocabulary
First Known Use
Adjective
1878, in the meaning defined above
Noun
1829, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
bilabial
adjective
bi·la·bi·al (ˈ)bī-ˈlā-bē-əl
: of or relating to both lips
- lefsen
- lefses
- left
- left (out)
- left a bad taste in my mouth
- left and right
- left bower
- left brain
- left face
- left field
- left fielder
- left him at the altar
- left of center
- left off
- left out
- left rudder
- left shoulder arms
- left stage
- left to rot in jail
- left to rot in jail/prison
- left to rot in prison
- left wing
- left, right, and centre
- left-bank
- left-brained