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Webster 1913 Edition

Nasal

Na′sal

(nā′zal)
,
Adj.
[F., from L.
nasus
the nose. See
Nose
.]
1.
(Anat.)
Of or pertaining to the nose.
2.
(Phon.)
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.
Nasal bones
(Anat.)
,
two bones of the skull, in front of the frontals.
–
Nasal index
(Anat.)
,
in the skull, the ratio of the transverse breadth of the anterior nasal aperture to the height from the base of the aperture to the nasion, which latter distance is taken as the standard, equal to 100.

Na′sal

,
Noun.
1.
An elementary sound which is uttered through the nose, or through both the nose and the mouth simultaneously.
2.
(Med.)
A medicine that operates through the nose; an errhine.
[Archaic]
3.
(Anc. Armor)
Part of a helmet projecting to protect the nose; a
nose guard
.
4.
(Anat.)
One of the nasal bones.
5.
(Zool.)
A plate, or scale, on the nose of a fish, etc.

Webster 1828 Edition

Nasal

NASAL

,
Adj.
Pertaining to the nose; formed or affected by the nose; as a nasal sound; a nasal letter.

NASAL

,
Noun.
1.
A letter whose sound is affected by the nose.
2.
A medicine that operates through the nose; an errhine.

Definition 2024

Nasal

Nasal

See also: nasal and n-asal

German

Noun

Nasal m ‎(genitive Nasals, plural Nasale)

  1. nasal

Declension

Synonyms

  • Nasallaut

nasal

nasal

See also: Nasal and n-asal

English

Adjective

nasal ‎(comparative more nasal, superlative most nasal)

  1. (anatomy) Of or pertaining to the nose
    • 2013 March 1, Nancy Langston, “Mining the Boreal North”, in American Scientist, volume 101, number 2, page 98:
      Reindeer are well suited to the taiga’s frigid winters. They can maintain a thermogradient between body core and the environment of up to 100 degrees, in part because of insulation provided by their fur, and in part because of counter-current vascular heat exchange systems in their legs and nasal passages.
  2. (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; characterized by resonance in the nasal passage
    a nasal vowel
    a nasal utterance.

Synonyms

Translations

Noun

nasal ‎(plural nasals)

  1. An elementary sound which is uttered through the nose, or through both the nose and the mouth simultaneously, such as m and n.
  2. (medicine, archaic) A medicine that operates through the nose; an errhine.
  3. (phonetics) A nasal vowel or consonant.
  4. (now historical) Part of a helmet projecting to protect the nose; a nose guard.
    • 1909, Charles Henry Ashdown, European Arms & Armor, page 78,
      The nasal continued in use until about 1140, when it was generally discarded, but isolated examples may be found in every succeeding century down to the seventeenth.
    • 1999, George RR Martin, A Clash of Kings, Bantam 2011, p. 463:
      Rorge had donned a black halfhelm with a broad iron nasal that made it hard to see that he did not have a nose.
  5. (anatomy) One of the nasal bones.
  6. (zoology) A plate, or scale, on the nose of a fish, etc.

Translations

Derived terms

Anagrams

Asturian

Adjective

nasal (epicene, plural nasales)

  1. nasal

Catalan

Adjective

nasal m, f ‎(masculine and feminine plural nasals)

  1. nasal

Derived terms

  • nasalment

French

Etymology

From Medieval Latin nasalis, from Latin nasus ‎(“nose”).

Adjective

nasal m ‎(feminine singular nasale, masculine plural nasaux, feminine plural nasales)

  1. nasal

Related terms

Galician

Adjective

nasal m, f (plural nasais)

  1. nasal

German

Etymology

From Latin nasalis

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /naˈzaːl/

Adjective

nasal

  1. nasal

Related terms

Compounds

  • Nasalbuchstabe
  • nasalieren
  • Nasalierung
  • Nasalität
  • Nasallaut

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin nasalis.

Pronunciation

Adjective

nasal m, f ‎(plural nasais, not comparable)

  1. nasal

Noun

nasal f (plural nasais)

  1. nasal consonant

Noun

nasal m (plural nasais)

  1. nasal bone

Related terms

Spanish

Etymology

From Late Latin nasalis, from Latin nasus.

Adjective

nasal m, f ‎(plural nasales)

  1. nasal

Noun

nasal f ‎(plural nasales)

  1. nasal, nasal consonant

Related terms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /naˈzaːl/

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