Labial vs Buccal - What's the difference?
labial | buccal |
Of or pertaining to the lips or labia
(linguistics) articulated by the lips, as the consonants b, m and w
(dentistry) Of an incisor or canine, on the side facing the lips. See mesial.
(music) Furnished with lips.
(linguistics) a labial consonant
(music) an organ pipe having a lip that influences its sound
Any of the scales bordering the mouth opening of a reptile.
Of or relating to the cheek or, more rarely, the mouth.
(dentistry, of a premolar or molar) On the side facing the cheek.
(medicine, of a drug) Administered in the mouth, not by swallowing but by absorption through the skin of the cheek; often by placing between the top gum and the inside of the lip.
As adjectives the difference between labial and buccal
is that labial is of or pertaining to the lips or labia while buccal is of or relating to the cheek or, more rarely, the mouth.As a noun labial
is a labial consonant.labial
English
Adjective
(-)- a labial organ pipe
