nasalis
US/neɪˈzeɪ.lɪs/
nasalis 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.
Noun
nasalis (plural nasales)
- 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.
nasalis meaning in Tamil
nasalis in Tamil
- மூக்கின், மூக்கிற்குரிய, மூக்கு விரிதசை
Forms of nasalis
| plural | nasales |
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Origin of nasalis
Unadapted borrowing from New Latin nāsālis, ellipsis of mūsculus nāsālis (“nasal muscle”). Doublet of nasal.
Words that rhyme with nasalis
Questions about nasalis
- What does nasalis mean?
- Nasalis means 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.
- What is nasalis in Tamil?
- Nasalis in Tamil is மூக்கின், மூக்கிற்குரிய, மூக்கு விரிதசை. See Nasalis meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is nasalis?
- Nasalis is a noun.
- How do you pronounce nasalis?
- Nasalis is pronounced /neɪˈzeɪ.lɪs/ (US).
- What is the plural of nasalis?
- The plural of nasalis is nasales.
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