nasal
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++na·sal1 /ˈneɪzəl/ adjective 1 [only before noun]HBH related to the nose 鼻(子)的 the nasal passage 鼻腔2 CSOUNDa sound or voice that is nasal comes mainly through your nose 有鼻音的 He spoke in a high nasal voice. 他说话鼻音很重。3. SL[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 〔发音〕鼻音的 —nasally adverb
Examples from the Corpus
nasal• 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.• Notice that the name Makah has a nasal consonant-thus appearing to contradict the claim that these languages have no nasals.• Miller's nasal country twang reveals his Georgia origins.• Doreen was a girl who always sounded as though her nasal passages were obstructed or her throat sore.• Similarly, many scientists argue that dinosaurs developed extensive nasal passages with membranes to cool their skin surfaces.• clogged nasal passages• Half then used a nasal spray for a further 10 days, while half used a placebo spray.nasal2 noun [countable] technical SLa particular speech sound such as /m/, /n/, or /ŋ/ that is made through your nose 鼻音Examples from the Corpus
nasal• Notice that the name Makah has a nasal consonant-thus appearing to contradict the claim that these languages have no nasals.• Grimacing, I noticed my voice was attaining characteristics of the hideous local accent-the horrifying, flat, Rochester nasal.• Of the syllabic nasals, the most frequently found and the most important is.• Table 4.2 also shows that back realizations are favoured by following fricatives, non-velar voiced stops and non-velar nasals.• Syllabic velar nasal is also possible in this context.• A new phoneme, the velar nasal, was born.Origin nasal1 (1600-1700) Medieval Latin nasalis, from Latin nasus “nose”na·sal1 adjectivenasal2 nounChineseSyllable
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nasal
na‧sal1 /ˈneɪzəl/ 
adjective
the nasal passage
2. a 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 adverb
nasal2 noun [countable] technical
a particular speech sound such as /m/, /n/, or /ŋ/ that is made through your nose
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adjective Date: 1600-1700
Language: Medieval Latin
Origin: nasalis, from Latin nasus 'nose'
1. [only before noun] related to the nose:Language: Medieval Latin
Origin: nasalis, from Latin nasus 'nose'
2. a sound or voice that is nasal comes mainly through your nose:
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 adverb
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noun [countable] technicala particular speech sound such as /m/, /n/, or /ŋ/ that is made through your nose