Meanings
adjectiveexolabial (not comparable)
alternative exo-labial
- not comparablehuman sciencesOf a form of vowel rounding, in which the corners of the mouth are drawn slightly together and the lips may be compressed horizontally, but the lips do not protrude and only their outer surface is exposed.
Synonyms: compressed, pursed, vertical lip-rounding, inrounding, or outer rounding · Antonyms: endolabial
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveOf a form of vowel rounding, in which the corners of the mouth are drawn slightly together and the lips may be compressed horizontally, but the lips do not protrude and only their outer surface is exposed.
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Origin
- Ancient Greekἐκ (ek)
- Ancient Greekἔξω (éxō)
- Englishexo-
- Proto-Indo-European*leb-
- Proto-Indo-European*l̥b-yóm
- Proto-Italic*labjom
- Latinlabium
- Medieval Latinlabiālis
- Englishlabial
- Englishexolabial
Translations
Finnish eksolabiaalinen
- eksolabiaalinenlinguistics: of a type of pronunciation
Polish egzolabialny
- egzolabialnylinguistics: of a type of pronunciation
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with exolabial
labialbilabialnasolabialalveololabialanterolabialapicolabialaxiolabialbasolabialbuccolabialcervicolabialdentolabialdistolabialendolabialgingivolabialillabialinfralabialinguinolabialinterlabiallinguolabiallorilabialmaxillolabialmentolabialmesiolabialnonlabial
All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
exolabial. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/exolabial
MLA
“exolabial.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/exolabial. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “exolabial,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/exolabial.
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