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Nasal

🔄 Synonyms of "Nasal"

8 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
highnoun	Physically elevated, extending above a base or average level:
pinched	(of a person or the face) Tense and pale from cold, worry, or hunger.
high-pitched	Of a sound, having a high pitch.
adenoidal	(of a voice) Sounding as if the speaker has swollen adenoids.
nasal bonenoun	(anatomy, zootomy) Either of two bones of the skull of vertebrates above the fishes which lie in front of the frontal bones and in humans are oblong in shape forming by their junction the bridge of the nose and partly covering the nasal cavity.
rhinal	Of or pertaining to the nose; nasal
nasal consonantnoun	A consonant sound produced by air moving though the nose with the mouth passage occluded.
os nasalenoun	an elongated rectangular bone that forms the bridge of the nose

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Nasal"

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Word	Definition
rhinalnoun	Of or pertaining to the nose; nasal
nasal bonenoun	(anatomy, zootomy) Either of two bones of the skull of vertebrates above the fishes which lie in front of the frontal bones and in humans are oblong in shape forming by their junction the bridge of the nose and partly covering the nasal cavity.
nasal consonantnoun	A consonant sound produced by air moving though the nose with the mouth passage occluded.
adenoidal	(of a voice) Sounding as if the speaker has swollen adenoids.
high-pitched	Of a sound, having a high pitch.
pinched	(of a person or the face) Tense and pale from cold, worry, or hunger.
high	Physically elevated, extending above a base or average level:
os nasalenoun	an elongated rectangular bone that forms the bridge of the nose
nosenoun	A protuberance on the face housing the nostrils, which are used to breathe or smell.
reedy	(of a sound or voice) High and thin in tone.
twangy	That makes a twanging sound.
bilabial	(phonetics) Articulated with both lips.
velar	(phonetics) Articulated at the velum or soft palate.
homorganic	(phonetics) Of consonants: having the same place of articulation. For example, labial m, b, p, alveolar n, d, t, velar ŋ, g, k. Indic alphabets such as Devanagari, as well as the Korean hangul alphabet, are rationally arranged so that homorganic consonants are grouped together.
rhinologic	Of or pertaining to rhinology.
rhinological	Of or pertaining to rhinology.
rhinopharyngeal	Synonym of nasopharyngeal.
rhinogenousnoun	—
narial	Relating to, or located at or near, the nares
perinasal	near the nose