nasal

One entry found for nasal.

Main Entry: ²nasal
Function: adjective
1 : of or relating to the nose
2 a : uttered with the soft palate lowered and with passage of air through the nose (as with \m\, \n\, \[ng]\, \Oⁿ\, or \aⁿ\) b : characterized by resonance produced through the nose
3 of a musical tone : SHARP, PENETRATING
- na·sal·i·ty /nA-'za-l&-tE/ noun
- na·sal·ly /'nA-z&-lE, 'nAz-lE/ adverb