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nasalance

/ˈneɪzələns/

nasalance noun: a measure of nasality, defined as the percentage of acoustic energy that is nasal.

Noun

nasalance (uncountable)

  1. A measure of nasality, defined as the percentage of acoustic energy that is nasal.
    • In such instances, the nasalance will typically rise as the speaking context becomes less demanding or as the talker tires.1989, Kenneth R. Bzoch, Communicative Disorders Related to Cleft Lip and Palate, page 255

Origin of nasalance

From nasal + -ance.

Questions about nasalance

What does nasalance mean?
Nasalance means a measure of nasality, defined as the percentage of acoustic energy that is nasal.
What part of speech is nasalance?
Nasalance is a noun.
How do you pronounce nasalance?
Nasalance is pronounced /ˈneɪzələns/.

Words near nasalance in the dictionary

  1. nasal tampons
  2. nasal vowel
  3. nasal vowels
  4. nasal-ingressive
  5. nasal-ingressives
  6. nasalance
  7. nasales
  8. nasalis
  9. nasalisation
  10. nasalisations
  11. nasalise

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