Nasal

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English

Adjective

nasal

1. (Anatomy) Of or pertaining to the nose.
2. (Phonetics) Having a quality imparted by means of the nose; and specifically, made by lowering the soft palate, in some cases with closure of the oral passage, the voice thus issuing (wholly or partially) through the nose, as in the consonants m, n, ng; characterized by resonance in the nasal passage; as, a nasal vowel; a nasal utterance.

Noun

nasal (plural nasals)

1. An elementary sound which is uttered through the nose, or through both the nose and the mouth simultaneously.
2. (Medicine) (Archaic) A medicine that operates through the nose; an errhine.
3. (Phonetics) A nasal vowel or consonant
4. (Armour) Part of a helmet projecting to protect the nose; a nose guard.

   Quotations

   • 1909: The nasal continued in use until about 1140, when it was generally discarded, but isolated examples may be found in every succeeding century down to the seventeenth. — Charles Henry Ashdown, European Arms & Armor, page 78.

5. (Anatomy) One of the nasal bones.
6. (Zoology) A plate, or scale, on the nose of a fish, etc.

Derived terms

• nasal bone (Anatomy)
• nasal cavity (Anatomy)
• nasal fossa (Anatomy)
• nasal index (Anatomy)
• nasal vowel (Phonetics)

French

Adjective

nasal (plural nasaux)

1. nasal

Related terms

• nasale
• nasalisation
• nasaliser
• naseau
• nasiller
• nez

German

Etymology

Latin nasus + -al

Pronunciation

/naˈzaːl/

Adjective

nasal

1. nasal

Related terms

• Nase

Compounds

• nasalieren
• Nasalierung
• Nasalität
• Nasallaut

Portuguese

Adjective

nasal (plural nasais)

1. nasal

Noun

nasal f

1. nasal consonant

Noun

nasal m

1. nasal bone

Related terms

• nasalação
• nasalar
• nasalidade
• nariz

Spanish

Adjective

nasal

1. nasal

Noun

nasal f

1. nasal consonant

Related terms

• nasalidad
• nasalización
• nasalizar
• nariz

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