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labiodental

UK/ˌleɪ.bi.əʊˈdɛn.təl//ˌleɪ.bi.oʊˈdɛn.təl/

labiodental adjective: articulated with the lower lip and upper teeth.

Adjective

labiodental (not comparable)

  1. articulated with the lower lip and upper teeth.
    • /f/ and /v/ are labiodental consonants.

Noun

labiodental (plural labiodentals)

  1. A consonant articulated with the lower lip and upper teeth.

labiodental meaning in Tamil

labiodental in Tamil

உதடும் பல்லும் பொருந்தி உண்டாகிற
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Kashmiri
وُٹھٕ دٔنٛدؠ vuṭhụ dạnd'

Forms of labiodental

plurallabiodentals

Origin of labiodental

From labio- + dental.

Words formed from labiodental

Words that rhyme with labiodental

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Questions about labiodental

What does labiodental mean?
Labiodental means articulated with the lower lip and upper teeth.
What is labiodental in Tamil?
Labiodental in Tamil is உதடும் பல்லும் பொருந்தி உண்டாகிற. See Labiodental meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is labiodental?
Labiodental can be an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce labiodental?
Labiodental is pronounced /ˌleɪ.bi.əʊˈdɛn.təl/ (UK).

Words near labiodental in the dictionary

  1. labio-velar
  2. labio-velars
  3. labioalveolar
  4. labiocervical
  5. labioclination
  6. labiodental
  7. labiodentalization
  8. labiodentalize
  9. labiodentalized
  10. labiodentalizes
  11. labiodentalizing

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Adapted from Wiktionary: labiodental (page history and authors); labiodental (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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