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In- :: In- (prep.) A prefix from Eng. prep. in, also from Lat. prep. in, meaning in, into, on, among; as, inbred, inborn, inroad; incline, inject, intrude. In words from the Latin, in- regularly becomes il- before l, ir- before r, and im- before a labial; as, illusion, irruption, imblue, immigrate, impart. In- is sometimes used with an simple intensive force..

Rounded :: Rounded (a.) Modified by contraction of the lip opening; labialized; labial. See Guide to Pronunciation, / 11..

Labialism :: Labialism (n.) The quality of being labial; as, the labialism of an articulation; conversion into a labial, as of a sound which is different in another language..

Labial :: Labial (n.) A letter or character representing an articulation or sound formed or uttered chiefly with the lips, as b, p, w..

Labial :: Labial (a.) Articulated, as a consonant, mainly by the lips, as b, p, m, w..

Dentilabial :: Dentilabial (a.) Formed by the teeth and the lips, or representing a sound so formed..

Beard :: Beard (n.) In insects, the hairs of the labial palpi of moths and butterflies..

Round :: Round (a.) Modified, as a vowel, by contraction of the lip opening, making the opening more or less round in shape; rounded; labialized; labial. See Guide to Pronunciation, / 11..

Labialize :: Labialize (v. t.) To modify by contraction of the lip opening.

Dentilabial :: Dentilabial (n.) A dentilabial sound or letter.

Labial :: Labial (n.) An organ pipe that is furnished with lips; a flue pipe.

Labipalpus :: Labipalpus (n.) One of the labial palpi of an insect. See Illust. under Labium.

Labial :: Labial (a.) Modified, as a vowel, by contraction of the lip opening, as / (f/d), / (/ld), etc., and as eu and u in French, and o, u in German. See Guide to Pronunciation, // 11, 178..

Labial :: Labial (a.) Of or pertaining to the labium; as, the labial palpi of insects. See Labium..

Labialization :: Labialization (n.) The modification of an articulation by contraction of the lip opening.

Infralabial :: Infralabial (a.) Below the lower lip; -- said of certain scales of reptiles and fishes.

Palpus :: Palpus (n.) A feeler; especially, one of the jointed sense organs attached to the mouth organs of insects, arachnids, crustaceans, and annelids; as, the mandibular palpi, maxillary palpi, and labial palpi. The palpi of male spiders serve as sexual organs. Called also palp. See Illust. of Arthrogastra and Orthoptera..

Labiate :: Labiate (v. t.) To labialize.

Rounding :: Rounding (n.) Modifying a speech sound by contraction of the lip opening; labializing; labialization. See Guide to Pronunciation, / 11..

Labially :: Labially (adv.) In a labial manner; with, or by means of, the lips..

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