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nasal

The correct spelling is nasal.

How to pronounce nasal

noun

IPA: /ˈneɪzəl/

Say it like: Nas-al

The correct spelling is nasal. A medicine that operates through the nose; an errhine. For example: "a nasal utterance."

Usage Examples

a nasal utterance.

Meanings

noun

  1. 1.A medicine that operates through the nose; an errhine.
  2. 2.A vowel or consonant (such as [m] or [n]) articulated with air flowing through the nose.
  3. 3.Part of a helmet projecting to protect the nose; a nose guard.
  4. 4.One of the nasal bones.
  5. 5.A plate, or scale, on the nose of a fish, etc.

adjective

  1. 1.Of or pertaining to the nose or to the nasion
  2. 2.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

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