nasal
adjective
/ˈneɪ.zəl/
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/ˈnæɪ.zəl/
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[ˈnej.zl̩]
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[ˈnæɪ.zl̩]
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- (anatomy, relational) Of or pertaining to the nose or to the nasion.
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nasal,
näsa
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- (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.
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nasal
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nasalize
verb
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- (phonetics) To lower the soft palate so that air flows through the nose during the articulation of a speech sound.
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nasalera
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nasal
noun
/ˈneɪ.zəl/
,
/ˈnæɪ.zəl/
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[ˈnej.zl̩]
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[ˈnæɪ.zl̩]
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- (phonetics) Ellipsis of nasal consonant.
- (phonetics) Ellipsis of nasal vowel.
- (zootomy) A plate, or scale, on the nose of a fish, etc.
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nasalljud,
näsljud
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nasalization
noun
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- (phonetics, uncountable) the articulation of a vowel or continuant consonant in such a way that air flows through the nose at the same time as it flows through the mouth
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nasalering,
nasalitet
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