Nasalization

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Nasalization \Na`sal*i*za"tion\, n.
     The act of nasalizing, or the state of being nasalized.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  nasalization
       n : the act of nasalizing; the utterance of sounds modulated by
           the nasal resonators [syn: {nasalisation}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  36 Moby Thesaurus words for "nasalization":
     aphonia, artificial voice, broken speech, broken tones,
     broken voice, childish treble, choked voice, cracked voice, croak,
     crow, dysarthria, dyslalia, dyslogia, dysphasia, dysphonia,
     dysphrasia, falsetto, harshness, hawking voice, hiss, hoarseness,
     idioglossia, idiolalia, impairment of speech, lisp, lisping,
     loss of voice, muzzy speech, nasal tone, quaver, shake, sibilation,
     speech defect, speech impediment, tremor, twang