From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Human, Colours & sounds, Linguisticsnasalna‧sal1 /ˈneɪzəl/ adjective1[only before noun]HBHrelated to the nosethe nasal passage2CSOUNDa sound or voice that is nasal comes mainly through your noseHe spoke in a high nasal voice.3SL[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 adverbExamples from the Corpusnasal• And because of its reducednasalcavities it may find breathing increasingly difficult as it grows older.• In this circumstance, nasopharyngeal electrodesinserted through the nasal cavity may show the epilepticactivity more clearly.• Notice that the name Makah has a nasal consonant-thus appearing to contradict the claim that these languages have no nasals.• Doreen was a girl who always sounded as though her nasalpassages were obstructed or her throatsore.• Similarly, many scientists argue that dinosaurs developed extensivenasal passages with membranes to cool their skinsurfaces.• cloggednasal passages• Half then used a nasalspray for a further 10 days, while half used a placebo spray.Related topics: Linguisticsnasalnasal2 noun [countable] technicalSLa particular speech sound such as /m/, /n/, or /ŋ/ that is made through your noseExamples from the Corpusnasal• 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 attainingcharacteristics of the hideouslocal accent-the horrifying, flat, Rochester nasal.• Of the syllabicnasals, the most frequently found and the most important is.• Table 4.2 also shows that back realizations are favoured by followingfricatives, non-velar voiced stops and non-velar nasals.• Syllabic velarnasal is also possible in this context.• A new phoneme, the velar nasal, was born.Originnasal1(1600-1700)Medieval Latinnasalis, from Latinnasus"nose"