The state or quality of being nasal.

plural of nasalis

(phonetics) Articulated with air flowing through the nose and mouth simultaneously, for example the nasalized vowels of French [ɑ̃], [ɛ̃], [œ̃], [ɔ̃].

simple past tense and past participle of nasalize

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of nasalize

present participle of nasalize

The quality of being nasal.

(anatomy, relational) Of or pertaining to the nose or to the nasion.

(medicine, archaic) A medicine that operates through the nose; an errhine. / (phonetics) Ellipsis of nasal consonant.. / (phonetics) Ellipsis of nasal vowel..

To speak through the nose. / To make a nasal sound when speaking. / (phonetics) To lower the uvula so that air flows through the nose during the articulation of a speech sound.