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Definition of nasals:

(adj) : (anatomy, relational) Of or pertaining to the nose or to the nasion.
(adj) : (phonetics) Having a sound imparted by means of the nose; and specifically, made by lowering the soft palate, in some cases with closure of the oral passage, the voice thus issuing (wholly or partially) through the nose, as in the consonants m, n, ng.
(adj) : (phonetics) Characterized by resonance in the nasal passage.
(adj) : (music) Sharp, penetrating.
(n) : (zootomy) A plate, or scale, on the nose of a fish, etc.
(n) : (medicine, archaic) A medicine that operates through the nose; an errhine.

Definition of nasals:

(adj) : (anatomy, relational) Of or pertaining to the nose or to the nasion.
(adj) : (phonetics) Having a sound imparted by means of the nose; and specifically, made by lowering the soft palate, in some cases with closure of the oral passage, the voice thus issuing (wholly or partially) through the nose, as in the consonants m, n, ng.
(adj) : (phonetics) Characterized by resonance in the nasal passage.
(adj) : (music) Sharp, penetrating.
(n) : (zootomy) A plate, or scale, on the nose of a fish, etc.
(n) : (medicine, archaic) A medicine that operates through the nose; an errhine.

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