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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary na·sal
\\ˈnā-zəl\\ noun ETYMOLOGY Middle English, from Anglo-French, from nesnose, from Latin nasus — more at nose DATE 14th century 1. the nosepiece of a helmet 2. a nasal part 3. a nasal consonant
adjective DATE 1656 1. of or relating to the nose 2. a. uttered with the soft palate lowered and with passage of air through the nose (as with \\m\\, \\n\\, \\ŋ\\, \\ōⁿ\\, or \\aⁿ\\) b. characterized by resonance produced through the nose 3. of a musical tone : sharp , penetrating • na·sal·i·ty \\nā-ˈza-lə-tē\\ noun • na·sal·ly \\ˈnā-zə-lē, ˈnāz-lē\\ adverb English Etymology nasal 1656, "of the nose," from Fr. nasal, from L. nasus "nose," from PIE *nas- (see nose). Of speech sounds, attested from 1669. Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 nasal nasal / 5neizl / adjective1. connected with the nose 鼻的；与鼻子相关的: the nasal passages 鼻道 a nasal spray 鼻腔喷剂 2. (of sb's voice 嗓音) sounding as if it is produced partly through the nose 带鼻音的: a nasal accent 带鼻音的口音 3. (phonetics 语音) (of a speech sound 语音) produced by sending a stream of air through the nose. The nasal consonants in English are / m / , / n / and / N / , as in sum, sun and sung. 从鼻腔发出的；鼻音的 Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged na·sal I. \ˈnāzəl\ noun (-s) Etymology: Middle French nasal, nasel, from Old French, from nes nose, from Latin nasus — more at nose 1. : a part of a helmet serving as a guard for the nose — called also nosepiece 2. : a part near or entering into the structure of the nose (as a nasal bone or scale) 3. : a nasal consonant or vowel II. adjective Etymology: French, from Latin nasus nose + French -al (adjective suffix) 1. a. : of or relating to the nose < nasal inflammation > b. : of or relating to a plate or scale through or by which the nostril opens (as in various reptiles) 2. a. : uttered with the nose passage open by reason of a lowered velum and with the mouth passage occluded at some point (as at the lips in \m\, the tongue tip in \n\, or the tongue back in \ŋ\ b. (1) : uttered with the mouth open, with the velum lowered, and with the nose passage producing a phonemically essential resonance — used of a vowel as in French and Portuguese (2) : uttered by some speakers with purely oral resonance (as in English) : uttered with the mouth open, with the velum at least partly open, and with the nose passage producing a phonemically nonessential resonance objectionable to some listeners — used of a vowel or a continuant c. : containing or using sounds that are nasal or that are made through the nose — used of speech or a speaker 3. of a musical tone : having a quality characteristically sharp and penetrating and lacking in resonance; especially : having a predominance of upper partials |
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