Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nasalis

/neɪˈzeɪ.lɪs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.06 in modern English

Syllables: nasalis
IPA: /neɪˈzeɪ.lɪs/

7

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A small muscle on each side of the nose that constricts the nasal aperture by the action of a triangular transverse portion which draws the lateral part of the aperture upward and a quadrangular alar portion which draws it downward.

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from New Latin nāsālis, ellipsis of mūsculus nāsālis (“nasal muscle”). Doublet of nasal.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /neɪˈzeɪ.lɪs/

Inflected Forms

nasales (plural)

Rhymes With

chehalis frontalis temporalis occipitalis mentalis vocalis occipitofrontalis orbitalis lingualis ansa cervicalis

Questions

How do you pronounce nasalis?: The recorded pronunciation is /neɪˈzeɪ.lɪs/.
What does nasalis mean?: A small muscle on each side of the nose that constricts the nasal aperture by the action of a triangular transverse portion which draws the lateral part of the aperture upward and a quadrangular alar portion which draws it downward.
Where does nasalis come from?: Unadapted borrowing from New Latin nāsālis, ellipsis of mūsculus nāsālis (“nasal muscle”). Doublet of nasal.

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