nasal1 adjectivenasal2 noun
nasalna‧sal1 /ˈneɪzəl/ adjective 
WORD ORIGINnasal1
Origin:
1600-1700 Medieval Latin nasalis, from Latin nasus ‘nose’EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- clogged nasal passages
- Miller's nasal country twang reveals his Georgia origins.
- And because of its reduced nasal cavities it may find breathing increasingly difficult as it grows older.
- Doreen was a girl who always sounded as though her nasal passages were obstructed or her throat sore.
- Half then used a nasal spray for a further 10 days, while half used a placebo spray.
- In this circumstance, nasopharyngeal electrodes inserted through the nasal cavity may show the epileptic activity more clearly.
- Notice that the name Makah has a nasal consonant-thus appearing to contradict the claim that these languages have no nasals.
- Similarly, many scientists argue that dinosaurs developed extensive nasal passages with membranes to cool their skin surfaces.
WORD SETS
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COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a nasal twangCOLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN
1[only before noun] related to the nose: a nasal twang· And because of its reduced nasal cavities it may find breathing increasingly difficult as it grows older.· In this circumstance, nasopharyngeal electrodes inserted through the nasal cavity may show the epileptic activity more clearly.· If people have a bad cold, the nasal cavity gets blocked up and so they can not say the sounds properly.
· In more severe cases dyspnoea and tenacious nasal discharge are also present.· A history of purulent nasal discharge may be obtained in headaches resulting from sinus disease.· The nasal discharge and the discharge from the abscesses is highly infectious and this is how strangles is spread to other horses.· Watery nasal discharge and obstruction goes from left to right nostril.· However in heavy infections coughing is marked, and is accompanied by dyspnoea and nasal discharge.· Relief often comes with a discharge such as the menses or a nasal discharge etc.
· Similarly, many scientists argue that dinosaurs developed extensive nasal passages with membranes to cool their skin surfaces.· The bug, called enterococcus, lives in the nasal passages and intestines of many healthy people, causing no harm.· The acid fragrance upsets their delicate nasal passages and they avoid anything smeared in it for long periods of time.· In 1761 J. Hill associated cancer of the nasal passages with the immoderate use of snuff.· Surgery involves opening the sinus from the outside, flushing and allowing free drainage into the nasal passage.· Eucalyptus oil will also help patients with a cold as it clears nasal passages.· Doreen was a girl who always sounded as though her nasal passages were obstructed or her throat sore.
· Half then used a nasal spray for a further 10 days, while half used a placebo spray.
· Plumfield continued talking in a nasal voice and she decided that he must be a demon to live with.· Above the murmuring of the crowd in the lobby burst one angry nasal voice.
the nasal passage2a sound or voice that is nasal comes mainly through your nose: He spoke in a high nasal voice.3[only before noun] technical a nasal consonant or vowel such as /n/ or /m/ is one that is produced completely or partly through your nose—nasally adverbnasal1 adjectivenasal2 noun
nasalnasal2 noun [countable] technical EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
- A new phoneme, the velar nasal, was born.
- Grimacing, I noticed my voice was attaining characteristics of the hideous local accent-the horrifying, flat, Rochester nasal.
- Notice that the name Makah has a nasal consonant-thus appearing to contradict the claim that these languages have no nasals.
- Of the syllabic nasals, the most frequently found and the most important is.
- Syllabic velar nasal is also possible in this context.
- Table 4.2 also shows that back realizations are favoured by following fricatives, non-velar voiced stops and non-velar nasals.
WORD SETS
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COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a nasal twang
a particular speech sound such as /m/, /n/, or /ŋ/ that is made through your nose a nasal twang