Labiodental (Noun)
Meaning
A consonant whose articulation involves the lips and teeth.
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Examples
- The voiceless labiodental fricative is often represented by the letter F in the English language.
- Labiodental consonants, such as /f/ and /v/, are formed when the lower lip touches the upper teeth.
- The voiceless labiodental fricative and voiced labiodental fricative are both types of labiodental consonants found in English.
- Phonetics involves the study of sounds like labiodental fricatives in language production.
- The sounds /f/ and /v/ are classified as labiodental consonants because they require the use of both the lips and the teeth for articulation.