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Labial vs Lingual - What's the difference?

labial | lingual |

In dentistry terms the difference between labial and lingual

is that labial is of an incisor or canine, on the side facing the lips. See mesial while lingual is of a lower tooth, on the side facing the tongue. See mesial.

As adjectives the difference between labial and lingual

is that labial is of or pertaining to the lips or labia while lingual is related to the tongue.

As nouns the difference between labial and lingual

is that labial is a labial consonant while lingual is a sound articulated with the tongue.

labial

English

Adjective

(-)
  • 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.
  • a labial organ pipe

    Derived terms

    * postlabial * prelabial

    Coordinate terms

    * * (linguistics) coronal, dorsal, radical, laryngeal

    Noun

    (labial consonant) (en noun)
  • (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.
  • Hyponyms

    * (linguistics) bilabial, labiodental

    Derived terms

    * labial artery * labial consonant * labial geyser * labial-alveolar consonant * labial-palatal approximant * labial-palatal consonant * bilabial click

    lingual

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Related to the tongue.
  • Related to language or linguistics.
  • (phonetics) articulated with the tongue
  • (dentistry) Of a lower tooth, on the side facing the tongue. See mesial.
  • Synonyms

    * (l)

    Coordinate terms

    *

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (phonetics) a sound articulated with the tongue
  • Derived terms

    * bilingual * linguality * lingual tonsil * multilingual * omnilingual * translingual

    See also

    * alveolar * dental * glottal * labial * -lingual * nasal * palatal * pharyngeal * velar

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