1
: the nosepiece of a helmet
2
: a nasal part
3
: a nasal consonant
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
Examples of nasal in a Sentence
Adjective
a bottle of nasal spray
the nasal consonants and
the nasal vowels in French
Her voice is harsh and nasal.
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Noun
Half of those people will receive a messenger RNA (mRNA) injection, and half will get the new NDV nasal spray.
—Stephani Sutherland, Scientific American, 15 Oct. 2024
The nasal spray targets the very location where the influenza virus infects the body.
—Omer Awan, Forbes, 6 Oct. 2024
Adjective
This can help prevent your nasal passages from drying out in the night, Seibert said.
—Korin Miller, Verywell Health, 10 Jan. 2025
She was also born without nasal passages, a condition that was fixed through surgery after she was born.
—Emily Krauser, People.com, 7 Jan. 2025
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“Nasal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nasal. Accessed 19 Jan. 2025.
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nasal
1 of 2 noun
na·sal
ˈnā-zəl 
: a nasal consonant
nasal
2 of 2 adjective1
: of or relating to the nose
2
a
: uttered with passage of air through the nose
the nasal consonants \m\, \n\, and \ŋ\
the nasal vowels in French
b
: marked by resonance produced through the nose
speaking in a nasal tone
Medical Definition
nasal
1 of 2 noun
na·sal
ˈnā-zəl
: a nasal part (as a bone)
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