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Definition of Labially

1. adv. In a labial manner; with, or by means of, the lips.

Definition of Labially

1. Adverb. (chiefly linguistics) In a labial manner; by means of the lips. ¹

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Definition of Labially

1. by means of the lips [adv]

Medical Definition of Labially

1. Toward the lips. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Labially

Literary usage of Labially

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The International Journal of Orthodontia and Oral Surgery (1921)
"The consequent primary movement of the tooth is one of rotation with an axis as at B lingually or labially. The tooth is rotated with <in occlusal ..."

2. Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society Held at Philadelphia for by American Philosophical Society (1915)
"The shorter and not labially modified vowel of the second degree of openness is heard in the words salt, although, cross, horror; and the third degree of ..."

3. Applied Orthodontia: An Introductory Text for Students and Practitioners of by James David McCoy (1922)
"In the event of the impaction of the lower second premolars, the arch may be first lengthened and broadened as indicated, by carrying the incisors labially ..."

4. Mechanical side of anatomical articulation by George Wood Clapp (1910)
"34 the ridge is thin linguo-labially, The pins of the artificial tooth will ... This ridge is thick linguo-labially. When the teeth are set as they would be ..."

5. Practical orthodontia by Martin Dewey (1919)
"A spur is soldered on the arch at a point directly labially to the mesial surface of the right lateral, as the tooth must be moved directly labially in ..."

6. The Practice of Dentistry: A Practical Treatise Upon the Generalpractice of by Leo Greenbaum, Max Greenbaum (1912)
"The band being adapted and the correct cervical curvature formed to conform to the lines of the gum tissue, it is trimmed down labially so as to allow the ..."

7. Paleobiology of the Williamsburg Formation (Black Mingo Group; Paleocene) of by Albert E. Sanders (1998)
"... well- developed, subequal anterior and posterior cingula which are connected labially by poorly-developed labial cingula, but do not contact lingually; ..."

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