| Nasal (nasal) |
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| a. | (n "zal) |
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| Na"sal |
| [F.,
from L. nasus the nose. See Nose.] |
Of or pertaining to the nose.
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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An
elementary sound which is uttered through the nose, or through both
the nose and the mouth simultaneously.
A medicine that operates
through the nose; an errhine.
Part of a helmet
projecting to protect the nose; a nose guard.
One of the nasal
bones.
A plate, or scale, on
the nose of a fish, etc.
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