nominal meaning
EN[ˈnɒm.ɪnl̩]WNominal
- Nominal may refer to:
- Nominal (linguistics), one of the parts of speech
- Noun phrase or nominal phrase
- the adjectival form of "noun", as in "nominal agreement" (= "noun agreement")
FR nominal
- NounPLnominalsPREnom-SUF-inal
- (grammar) A noun or word group that functions as a noun phrase.
- This sentence contains two nominals.
- (grammar) A part of speech that shares features with nouns and adjectives.
- A number (usually natural) used like a name; a numeric code or identifier (see also wikipedia).
- Numeric codes of characters used in programming are nominals.
- (grammar) A noun or word group that functions as a noun phrase.
- Adjective
- Of, resembling, relating to, or consisting of a name or names.
- Assigned to or bearing a person's name.
- Existing in name only.
- a nominal difference
- (philosophy) Of or relating to nominalism.
- Insignificantly small; trifling.
- He gave me only a nominal sum for my services.
- Of or relating to the presumed or approximate value, rather than the actual value.
- The nominal voltage is 1.5 V, but the actual figure is usually higher.
- (finance) Of, relating to, or being the amount or face value of a sum of money or a stock certificate, for example, and not the purchasing power or market value.
- (finance) Of, relating to, or being the rate of interest or return without adjustment for compounding or inflation.
- (grammar) Of or relating to a noun or word group that functions as a noun.
- This sentence contains a nominal phrase.
- (engineering) According to plan or design; normal.
- We'll just do a nominal flight check.
- Apart from the slightly high temperature, all the readings from the spacecraft are nominal.
- (economics) Without adjustment to remove the effects of inflation; contrasted with real.
- My employer does not understand how low my nominal wage is.
- The nominal GNP of this country is pretty low.
- (statistics, of a variable) Having values whose order is insignificant.
- Of, resembling, relating to, or consisting of a name or names.
Definition of nominal in English Dictionary
- Part-of-Speech Hierarchy
- Adjectives
- Uncomparable adjectives
- Uncomparable adjectives
- Nouns
- Countable nouns
- Countable nouns
- Adjectives
Source: Wiktionary