nasal

¹ American  

[ney-zuhl] / ˈneɪ zəl /

noun

Armor.

1. a bar or narrow plate used with an open helmet as a defense for the nose.

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nasal ² American  

[ney-zuhl] / ˈneɪ zəl /

adjective

1. of or relating to the nose.

   the nasal cavity.

2. Phonetics. pronounced with the voice issuing through the nose, either partly, as in French nasal vowels, or entirely (as in m, n, or the ng ofsong ).

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noun

1. Phonetics. a nasal speech sound.

nasal British  

/ ˈneɪzəl, neɪˈzælɪtɪ /

adjective

1. of or relating to the nose

2. phonetics pronounced with the soft palate lowered allowing air to escape via the nasal cavity instead of or as well as through the mouth

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noun

1. a nasal speech sound, such as English m, n, or ng

2. another word for nosepiece

nasal Scientific  

/ nā′zəl /

1. Relating to or involving the nose.

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Other Word Forms

• nasalism noun
• nasality noun
• nasally adverb
• seminasality noun

Etymology

Origin of nasal¹

First recorded in 1470–80; late Middle English, from Medieval Latin nāsāle, noun use of neuter of nāsālis (unattested) nasal ¹ ( def. ); replacing Middle English nasel, from Middle French, from Medieval Latin, as above

Origin of nasal¹

1375–1425; late Middle English (adj.) < Medieval Latin *nāsālis, equivalent to Latin nās ( us ) nose + -ālis -al ¹

Example Sentences

Children aged between two and five and at school age will also receive immunisation administered as a nasal spray.

From BBC

Coogan duly obliged in the famous nasal voice of the fictional Norwich broadcaster: "Now, I wouldn't call Rob's style 'sports driving' exactly, but it's certainly very spirited."

From BBC

The company was testing to see if Insmed improved symptoms in patients with the inflammatory condition chronic rhinosinusitis without nasal polyps.

From Barron's

This animal is part of the Calumma gallus species complex, a group in which males are known for their elongated nasal appendages.

From Science Daily

"The length of time it takes someone to recover from this nasal dip could be an objective measure of how well somebody regulates their stress," said Prof Forrester.

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