nasal
nasal Lexical Profile
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• adjective
Relating to, situated in, or affecting the nose.
"The doctor recommended a saline spray to clear the patient's nasal passages."
Produced with airflow passing through the nose, or having a resonant, twangy quality as if spoken through the nose (of a voice or speech sound).
"His distinctively nasal voice made him immediately recognizable on the radio."
• noun
A consonant or vowel sound produced by lowering the soft palate so that air resonates and escapes through the nose, such as the English sounds /m/, /n/, and /ŋ/.
"In phonetics class, we learned how English nasals are articulated at different points in the mouth."
Either of the two small oblong bones that form the bridge of the nose in vertebrates.
"The forensic anthropologist examined the fractured nasal to determine the nature of the facial injury."
A vertical bar or projecting piece on a medieval helmet designed to protect the nose and center of the face.
"The eleventh-century Norman helmet featured a sturdy iron nasal extending downward from the brow."
• Rhymes for nasal
Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed in the late 14th century from Medieval Latin nasalis, meaning 'of the nose,' derived from the Classical Latin noun nasus ('nose').