The difference between Dorsal and Labial

When used as nouns, dorsal means a hanging, usually of rich stuff, at the back of a throne, altar, etc, whereas labial means a labial consonant.

When used as adjectives, dorsal means with respect to, or concerning the side in which the backbone is located, or the analogous side of an invertebrate, whereas labial means of or pertaining to the lips or labia.


check bellow for the other definitions of Dorsal and Labial

  1. Dorsal as an adjective (anatomy):

    With respect to, or concerning the side in which the backbone is located, or the analogous side of an invertebrate.

  2. Dorsal as an adjective (of a knife):

    Having only one sharp side.

  3. Dorsal as an adjective (anatomy):

    Relating to the top surface of the foot or hand.

  4. Dorsal as an adjective (linguistics, of a sound):

    Produced using the dorsum of the tongue.

  5. Dorsal as an adjective (botany):

    Relating to the surface naturally inferior, as of a leaf.

  6. Dorsal as an adjective (botany):

    Relating to the surface naturally superior, as of a creeping hepatic moss.

  1. Dorsal as a noun (art):

    A hanging, usually of rich stuff, at the back of a throne, altar, etc.

  2. Dorsal as a noun:

    In snakes, any of the longitudinal series of plates that encircle the body, excluding the ventral scales.

  3. Dorsal as a noun (linguistics):

    A sound produced using the dorsum of the tongue.

  1. Labial as an adjective:

    Of or pertaining to the lips or labia.

  2. Labial as an adjective (linguistics):

    articulated by the lips, as the consonants b, m and w.

  3. Labial as an adjective (dentistry):

    Of an incisor or canine, on the side facing the lips. See mesial.

  4. Labial as an adjective (music):

    Furnished with lips.

    Examples:

    "a labial organ pipe"

  1. Labial as a noun (linguistics):

    A labial consonant.

  2. Labial as a noun (music):

    An organ pipe having a lip that influences its sound.

  3. Labial as a noun:

    Any of the scales bordering the mouth opening of a reptile.