(phonology) A secondary articulatory feature of usually consonants that involves the contraction or rounding of the lips (labia) during pronunciation.

plural of labialization

(transitive) To round, make (a sound, notably a consonant) labial.

(medicine) A form of stammering characterized by confusion in the use of the labial consonants.

(linguistics, dentistry) In a labial manner; by means of the lips.

The quality of being labial, that is, lip- or labia-like. / (phonetics) The quality of being a labial sound (a sound produced with the labia).

present participle of labialize

simple past tense and past participle of labialize

(anatomy, zootomy) Of or pertaining to the lips or labia. / (linguistics, phonetics) Articulated by the lips, as the consonants b, m and w.

(linguistics, phonetics) A consonant articulated by the lips. / (music) An organ pipe having a lip that influences its sound. / (zootomy) Any of the scales bordering the mouth opening of a reptile.