'Nominal' definitions:
Definition of 'nominal'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Relating to or constituting or bearing or giving a name; "the Russian system of nominal brevity"; "a nominal lists of priests"; "taxable males as revealed by the nominal rolls"
adjective
Insignificantly small; a matter of form only (`tokenish' is informal); "the fee was nominal"; "a token gesture of resistance"; "a toknenish gesture" [syn: nominal, token(a), tokenish]
adjective
Pertaining to a noun or to a word group that functions as a noun; "nominal phrase"; "noun phrase"
adjective
Of, relating to, or characteristic of an amount that is not adjusted for inflation; "the nominal GDP"; "nominal interest rates" [ant: real]
adjective
Named; bearing the name of a specific person; "nominative shares of stock" [syn: nominative, nominal]
adjective
Existing in name only; "the nominal (or titular) head of his party" [syn: nominal, titular]
noun
A phrase that can function as the subject or object of a verb [syn: noun phrase, nominal phrase, nominal]
Definition of 'Nominal'
From: GCIDE
- Nominal \Nom"i*nal\, a. [L. nominalis, fr. nomen, nominis, name. See Name.]
- 1. Of or pertaining to a name or names; having to do with the literal meaning of a word; verbal; as, a nominal definition. --Bp. Pearson. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Existing in name only; not real; as, a nominal difference. "Nominal attendance on lectures." --Macaulay. [1913 Webster]
- 4. Hence: Insignificant; trifling; -- of prices or costs, as compared with the benefits gained; as, to pay a nominal sum for the data; a nominal fee. [PJC]
- 3. Within acceptable limits; as expected; as, the hydraulic lines are at nominal pressure; -- used mostly in aviation and space operations. [PJC]
Definition of 'Nominal'
From: GCIDE
- Nominal \Nom"i*nal\, n.
- 1. A nominalist. [Obs.] --Camden. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Gram.) A verb formed from a noun. [1913 Webster]
- 3. A name; an appellation. [1913 Webster]
- A is the nominal of the sixth note in the natural diatonic scale. --Moore (Encyc. of Music. ) [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'nominal'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- abstract noun,
- adherent noun,
- adjectival,
- adverbial,
- alleged,
- apparent,
- attributive,
- budget,
- byname,
- cheap,
- cognominal,
- collective noun,
- common noun,
- conjunctive,
- copulative,
- correct,
- diminutive,
- easy,
- economic,
- economy,
- epithetic,
- formal,
- frugal,
- functional,
- gerund,
- glossematic,
- grammatic,
- honorific,
- hypocoristic,
- hypostasis,
- in name only,
- inconsiderable,
- inexpensive,
- insignificant,
- insubstantial,
- intransitive,
- linking,
- low,
- low-priced,
- manageable,
- minimal,
- minor,
- minuscule,
- moderate,
- modest,
- nominative,
- noun,
- noun phrase,
- ostensible,
- participial,
- postpositional,
- prepositional,
- pretended,
- professed,
- pronominal,
- pronoun,
- proper noun,
- proposed,
- propositional,
- puppet,
- purported,
- quasi,
- quotation noun,
- reasonable,
- representational,
- seeming,
- self-called,
- self-christened,
- self-styled,
- sensible,
- shabby,
- shoddy,
- small,
- so-called,
- soi-disant,
- structural,
- substantive,
- supposed,
- supposititious,
- syntactic,
- tagmemic,
- tiny,
- titular,
- token,
- transitive,
- trifling,
- trivial,
- unexpensive,
- verbal,
- within means,
- worth the money,
- would-be
Words containing 'Nominal'
- Nominalism,
- Nominalize,
- Nominally,
- Nominate,
- Nominated,
- Nominately,
- Nominating,
- Nomination,
- Nominative,
- Nominatively,
- Nominator,
- Direct nomination,
- Nominal damages,
- nominal aphasia,
- nominal head,
- nominal phrase,
- nominal value,
- nominating address,
- nominating speech,
- nominative case,
- Nominal horse power