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nominal definition

nomi·nal (näm′ə nəl)

adjective

  1. of, consisting of, having the nature of, or giving a name or names
  2. of or having to do with a noun or nouns
  3. in name only, not in fact the nominal leader
  4. very small compared to usual expectations; slight a nominal fee

Etymology: ME nominalle < L nominalis, of a name < nomen, name

noun

Linguis. a noun or other word or word group, including adjectives, that occurs in grammatical functions typical of nouns; substantive

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Alternate definitions:

finance nominal definition - finance

telecom nominal definition - telecom

nominal Synonyms

nominal

modif.

  1. In name only

    titular, stated, mentioned, suggested, formal, simple, ostensible, professed, purported, supposed, theoretical, pretended, so-called, in effect only; see also given, named 1.

    Antonyms real*, obvious*, genuine*. *

  2. Insignificant

    meaningless, trifling, low; see trivial, unnecessary.


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nominal Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • have: The recordings of bells of different provenance given earlier all have identical nominals but show differences in pitch.

Adjective modifier

  • octave: Its octave nominal is however an almost perfect octave, something which modern founders do not usually achieve.

Modifies a noun

  • ledger: Nominal Ledger This module contains all the functions found in a computerized nominal ledger.

Modifying Another Word

  • purely: Those who remain purely nominal he will spit out.

Used with adjective complement

  • become: They had become nominal, self sufficient and self satisfying.

Preposition: of

  • bell: For all partials except the nominal, the interval is given from the nominal of the bell.
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