1. relating to or affecting the nose
2. produced through the nose, as a speech sound
Usage: linguistics
3. having a quality of sound as if produced through the nose

1. a speech sound produced with air flowing through the nose
Usage: linguistics

Examples

• The doctor examined her nasal passages for signs of infection.
• He had nasal surgery to correct his breathing problems.
• The letter ‘m’ is a nasal consonant in English.
• Her voice had a nasal quality that made her hard to understand.
• The cold gave him a nasal tone when he spoke.
• In phonetics, nasals like ‘n’ and ‘ng’ are common sounds.
• The nasal spray helped clear his congestion.