The utterance of sounds modulated by the nasal resonators

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Nasalization \Na`sal*i*za"tion\, n. The act of nasalizing, or the state of being nasalized.

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. the act of nasalizing; the utterance of sounds modulated by the nasal resonators [syn: nasalisation ]

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 (context phonetics uncountable English) the articulation of a vowel or continuant consonant in such a way that air flows through the nose at the same time as it flows through the mouth 2 (context countable English) a particular instance of such change ...

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
In phonetics , nasalization (or nasalisation ) is the production of a sound while the velum is lowered, so that some air escapes through the nose during the production of the sound by the mouth. An archetypal nasal sound is . In the International Phonetic ...