noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'
labialization
Linguistics term for a secondary articulation involving lip rounding. Often used with する to describe the process.
See also: 円唇化
この方言では、特定の子音が唇音化する。
In this dialect, certain consonants undergo labialization.
唇音化は調音音声学の重要な概念だ。
Labialization is an important concept in articulatory phonetics.