Definitions for nasalˈneɪ zəl
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
na•salˈneɪ zəl(adj.)
of or pertaining to the nose.
Category: Anatomy
(of a speech sound) pronounced with the soft palate lowered and the voice issuing through the nose, either partly, as in French nasal vowels, or entirely, as in the sounds (m), (n), or the (ng) of
song.
Category: Phonetics
characterized by or resembling such sounds:
a nasal voice.
Category: Common Vocabulary, Phonetics
(n.)a nasal speech sound.
Category: Phonetics
Origin of nasal:
1375–1425; late ME < ML *nāsālis= L nās(us)nose+-ālis -al1
na′sal•ly(adv.)
na•salˈneɪ zəl(n.)
a nosepiece for a helmet.
Category: Heraldry
Origin of nasal:
1470–80; late ME < ML nāsāle, n. use of neut. of *nāsālisnasal1; r. ME nasel < MF < ML
Princeton's WordNet
nasal consonant, nasal(noun)
a consonant produced through the nose with the mouth closed
nasal, nasal bone, os nasale(adj)
an elongated rectangular bone that forms the bridge of the nose
rhinal, nasal(adj)
of or in or relating to the nose
"nasal passages"
adenoidal, pinched, nasal(adj)
sounding as if the nose were pinched
"a whining nasal voice"
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
nasal(adjective)ˈneɪ zəl
relating to the nose
a nasal spray
nasalˈneɪ zəl
(of a voice) sounding as if it comes through the nose
her nasal voice
Wiktionary
nasal(Noun)
An elementary sound which is uttered through the nose, or through both the nose and the mouth simultaneously, such asm and n.
nasal(Noun)
A medicine that operates through the nose; an errhine.
nasal(Noun)
A nasal vowel or consonant.
nasal(Noun)
Part of a helmet projecting to protect the nose; a nose guard.
nasal(Noun)
One of the nasal bones.
nasal(Noun)
A plate, or scale, on the nose of a fish, etc.
nasal(Adjective)
Of or pertaining to the nose.
nasal(Adjective)
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.
Webster Dictionary
Nasal(adj)
of or pertaining to the nose
Nasal(adj)
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 (see Guide to Pronunciation, // 20, 208); characterized by resonance in the nasal passage; as, a nasal vowel; a nasal utterance
Nasal(noun)
an elementary sound which is uttered through the nose, or through both the nose and the mouth simultaneously
Nasal(noun)
a medicine that operates through the nose; an errhine
Nasal(noun)
part of a helmet projecting to protect the nose; a nose guard
Nasal(noun)
one of the nasal bones
Nasal(noun)
a plate, or scale, on the nose of a fish, etc
Translations for nasal
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- nasaalAfrikaans
- أنْفيArabic
- назаленBulgarian
- nasalPortuguese (BR)
- nosníCzech
- Nasen-...German
- næse-; nasalDanish
- ρινικόςGreek
- nasalSpanish
- nina-Estonian
- وابسته به بینیFarsi
- nenä-Finnish
- nasalFrench
- אַפִּיHebrew
- नासिका संबंधीHindi
- nosanCroatian
- orr-Hungarian
- mengenai hidungIndonesian
- nef-Icelandic
- nasaleItalian
- 鼻のJapanese
- 코의Korean
- nosiesLithuanian
- nazāls; deguna-Latvian
- nasalMalay
- neus-Dutch
- tett (i nesen)Norwegian
- nosowyPolish
- وابسته به بینیPersian
- په پوزى اړوندPashto
- nasalPortuguese
- nazalRomanian
- носовой; назальныйRussian
- nosnýSlovak
- nosenSlovenian
- nosniSerbian
- näs-Swedish
- ทางจมูกThai
- buruna aitTurkish
- 鼻的Chinese (Trad.)
- носовийUkrainian
- ناک سے متعلقUrdu
- thuộc về mũiVietnamese
- 鼻的Chinese (Simp.)
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