nasal

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Synonyms: basal, naval, natal, vasal, asal, oasal, naxal, nasa, casal, nabal, nascal

Antonyms: basal, naval, natal, vasal, asal, oasal, naxal, nasa, casal, nabal, nascal

Related words from Datamuse; suggestions, not definitions.

Adjective

1. {{lb|en|anatomy|relational}} Of or [[pertain]]ing to the [[nose]] or to the [[nasion]].
2. {{lb|en|phonetics}} Having a [[sound]] [[impart]]ed by means of the [[nose]]; and specifically, made by [[lower]]ing 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 [[consonant]]s ''m'', ''n'', ''ng''.
3. {{lb|en|phonetics}} Characterized by [[resonance]] in the nasal [[passage]].
4. {{lb|en|music}} [[sharp|Sharp]], [[penetrating]].

Noun

1. {{lb|en|medicine|archaic}} A [[medicine]] that [[operate]]s through the nose; an [[errhine]].
2. {{lb|en|phonetics}} {{ellipsis of|en|nasal consonant}}.
3. {{lb|en|phonetics}} {{ellipsis of|en|nasal vowel}}.
4. {{lb|en|historical}} The part of a [[helmet]] [[project]]ing to [[protect]] the [[nose]]; a [[nose guard]].
5. {{lb|en|anatomy}} {{ellipsis of|en|nasal bone}}.
6. {{lb|en|zootomy}} A [[plate]], or [[scale]], on the [[nose]] of a [[fish]], etc.

Proper noun

1. An [[Austronesian]] [[language]] spoken in [[Indonesia]]

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