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Definition of Labialize

Labialize
Labialize La"bi*al*ize, v. t. (Phonetics) To modify by contraction of the lip opening.

Meaning of Labialize from wikipedia

- Labialization is a secondary articulatory feature of sounds in some languages. Labialized sounds involve the lips while the remainder of the oral cavity...
- Look up labial in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. The term labial originates from Labium (Latin for "lip"), and is the adjective that describes anything...
- transcription delimiters. Labial consonants are consonants in which one or both lips are the active articulator. The two common labial articulations are bilabials...
- The voiced labial–velar approximant is a type of consonantal sound, used in certain spoken languages, including English. It is the sound denoted by the...
- The labial glands are minor salivary glands situated between the mucous membrane and the orbicularis oris around the **** of the mouth. They are circular...
- Labial fusion is a medical condition of the **** where the labia minora become fused together. It is generally a pediatric condition. Labial fusion is...
- The superior labial branches (labial branches), the largest and most numerous, descend behind the quadratus labii superioris, and are distributed to the...
- The labial scales are the scales of snakes and other scaled reptiles that border the mouth opening. These do not include the median scales on the upper...
- A labial fricative is a fricative consonant, whose articulation involves the lips. Several kinds can be distinguished based on whether the articulation...
- A labio-palatalized sound is one that is simultaneously labialized and palatalized. Typically the roundedness is compressed, like [y], rather than protruded...