1. relating to or produced by the lips and teeth together
Usage: phonetics; linguistics

1. a speech sound produced by the lips and teeth together
Usage: phonetics; linguistics

Examples

• The sounds /f/ and /v/ are labiodental consonants.
• In English, labiodental fricatives are common.
• The student practiced pronouncing labiodental sounds.
• A labiodental is formed when the lower lip touches the upper teeth.
• The phonetics teacher explained how to produce labiodental consonants.
• Both /f/ and /v/ are examples of labiodentals in English.