Definition of nasal

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Nasal (n.) An elementary sound which is uttered through the nose, or through both the nose and the mouth simultaneously..

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Nasal :: Nasal (a.) 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..
Kahau :: Kahau (n.) A long-nosed monkey (Semnopithecus nasalis), native of Borneo. The general color of the body is bright chestnut, with the under parts, shoulders, and sides of the head, golden yellow, and the top of the head and upper part of the back brown. Called also proboscis monkey..
Piper :: Piper (n.) A common European gurnard (Trigla lyra), having a large head, with prominent nasal projection, and with large, sharp, opercular spines..
Nasopalatine :: Nasopalatine (a.) Connected with both the nose and the palate; as, the nasopalatine or incisor, canal connecting the mouth and the nasal chamber in some animals; the nasopalatine nerve..
Hum :: Hum (interj.) An inarticulate nasal sound or murmur, like h'm, uttered by a speaker in pause from embarrassment, affectation, etc..
Holorhinal :: Holorhinal (a.) Having the nasal bones contiguous.
Nasal :: Nasal (a.) Of or pertaining to the nose.
Nose :: Nose (v. t.) To utter in a nasal manner; to pronounce with a nasal twang; as, to nose a prayer..
Nasalizing :: Nasalizing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Nasaliz.
Scizorhinal :: Scizorhinal (a.) Having the nasal bones separate.
Fossa :: Fossa (n.) A pit, groove, cavity, or depression, of greater or less depth; as, the temporal fossa on the side of the skull; the nasal fossae containing the nostrils in most birds..
Stop :: Stop (n.) The depression in the face of a dog between the skull and the nasal bones. It is conspicuous in the bulldog, pug, and some other breeds..
Nyctophile :: Nyctophile (n.) Any Australian bat of the genus Nyctophilus, having a very simple nasal appendage..
Snore :: Snore (v. i.) To breathe with a rough, hoarse, nasal voice in sleep..
Mesonasal :: Mesonasal (a.) Of or pertaining to the middle portion of the nasal region.
Smell :: Smell (n.) To perceive by the olfactory nerves, or organs of smell; to have a sensation of, excited through the nasal organs when affected by the appropriate materials or qualities; to obtain the scent of; as, to smell a rose; to smell perfumes..
Oestrus :: Oestrus (n.) A genus of gadflies. The species which deposits its larvae in the nasal cavities of sheep is oestrus ovis.
Hum :: Hum (v. i.) To make a nasal sound, like that of the letter m prolonged, without opening the mouth, or articulating; to mumble in monotonous undertone; to drone..
Septum :: Septum (n.) A wall separating two cavities; a partition; as, the nasal septum..
Platyrhini :: Platyrhini (n. pl.) A division of monkeys, including the American species, which have a broad nasal septum, thirty-six teeth, and usually a prehensile tail. See Monkey..
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