noun🔗ShareA medicine that operates through the nose; an errhine."The doctor recommended nasals to clear my sinuses quickly. "medicineanatomyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA vowel or consonant (such as [m] or [n]) articulated with air flowing through the nose."In phonetics class, we learned that the sounds "m," "n," and "ng" are nasals because air escapes through the nose when we say them. "phoneticslinguisticslanguagegrammarsoundphysiologyanatomyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePart of a helmet projecting to protect the nose; a nose guard."The knight's helmet featured sturdy nasals to shield his nose from sword strikes during battle. "wearmilitarybodyweaponChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareOne of the nasal bones."The doctor examined the patient's face, noting that both nasals were fractured after the accident. ""The doctor examined the child's face to make sure both nasals were healing correctly after the fall. "anatomypartbodymedicineorganChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA plate, or scale, on the nose of a fish, etc."The scientist carefully examined the arrangement of the nasals on the snout of the newly discovered fish species. "anatomyfishpartanimalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
![Visual illustration of nasals: A vowel or consonant (such as [m] or [n]) articulated with air flowing through the nose.](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.bedict.com%2Fassets%2F97e9dec8-8257-41c5-ab75-f2624c831d29%2Fnasals_A_vow.png%3Fwidth%3D800&w=3840&q=75)
