nasal

English

/ˈneɪzəl/

adj
Definitions
  • (anatomy) Of or pertaining to the nose or to the nasion
  • (phonetics) Having a sound 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

Etymology

Borrowed from French nasal derived from Latin nāsālis.

Origin

Latin

nāsālis

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