What does "exolabial" mean?

Of 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.

Exolabial

Q: What is a synonym for "exolabial"?

Common synonyms include: compressed, compressed, inrounding, or outer rounding, pursed, vertical lip-rounding.

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Adjective

1
Of 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. not-comparable

Synonyms

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compressed compressed inrounding or outer rounding pursed vertical lip-rounding

Antonyms

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endolabial

Etymology

From exo- + labial.

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