Definition of nasal

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Nasal (a.) 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..

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Nasal :: Nasal (a.) Of or pertaining to the nose.
Nasalizing :: Nasalizing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Nasaliz.
Nasal :: Nasal (n.) A medicine that operates through the nose; an errhine.
Hyperoartia :: Hyperoartia (n. pl.) An order of marsipobranchs including the lampreys. The suckerlike moth contains numerous teeth; the nasal opening is in the middle of the head above, but it does not connect with the mouth. See Cyclostoma, and Lamprey..
Smell :: Smell (n.) To perceive by the olfactory nerves, or organs of smell; to have a sensation of, excited through the nasal organs when affected by the appropriate materials or qualities; to obtain the scent of; as, to smell a rose; to smell perfumes..
Praenasal :: Praenasal (a.) Same as Prenasal.
Labionasal :: Labionasal (n.) A labionasal sound or letter.
Prenasal :: Prenasal (a.) Situated in front of the nose, or in front of the nasal chambers..
Nasal :: Nasal (n.) Part of a helmet projecting to protect the nose; a nose guard.
Fronto- :: Fronto- () A combining form signifying relating to the forehead or the frontal bone; as, fronto-parietal, relating to the frontal and the parietal bones; fronto-nasal, etc..
Coryza :: Coryza (n.) Nasal catarrh.
Nasalize :: Nasalize (v. t.) To render nasal, as sound; to insert a nasal or sound in..
Whine :: Whine (n.) A plaintive tone; the nasal, childish tone of mean complaint; mean or affected complaint..
Whine :: Whine (v. i.) To utter a plaintive cry, as some animals; to moan with a childish noise; to complain, or to tell of sorrow, distress, or the like, in a plaintive, nasal tone; hence, to complain or to beg in a mean, unmanly way; to moan basely..
Gutturo- :: Gutturo- () A combining form denoting relation to the throat; as, gutturo-nasal, having both a guttural and a nasal character; gutturo-palatal..
Ophthalmic :: Ophthalmic (a.) Of, pertaining to, or in the region of, the eye; ocular; as the ophthalmic, or orbitonasal, nerve, a division of the trigeminal, which gives branches to the lachrymal gland, eyelids, nose, and forehead..
Amphirhina :: Amphirhina (n. pl.) A name applied to the elasmobranch fishes, because the nasal sac is double..
Nasally :: Nasally (adv.) In a nasal manner; by the nose.
Mesonasal :: Mesonasal (a.) Of or pertaining to the middle portion of the nasal region.
Stop :: Stop (n.) The depression in the face of a dog between the skull and the nasal bones. It is conspicuous in the bulldog, pug, and some other breeds..
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