nominal en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˈnɒm.ɪ.nl̩/ (Received-Pronunciation)
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- /ˈnɑ.mɪ.nl̩/ (Canada, US)
- [ˈnɑ.mɪ.nl̩] (Canada, US)
- [ˈnɒm.ɪ.nl̩] (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
PIE word *h₁nómn̥ Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁nómn̥ Proto-Italic *nōmn̥ Latin nōmen Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin nōminālisder. Middle English nominalle English nominal From the Middle English nominalle (“of nouns”), borrowed from Latin nōminālis (“of names”), ultimately from oblique stem of Latin nōmen, nōminis (“name”) + -al.
Meanings
- (not-comparable) Of, resembling, relating to, or consisting of a name or names.
- (not-comparable) Assigned to or bearing a person's name.
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(not-comparable) Existing in name only.
1856 February, Thomas Babington Macaulay, Oliver Goldsmith, republished in 1865, The Miscellaneous Writings of Lord Macaulay, Longman, Green, Longman, Roberts and Green, page 300, At Edinburgh he passed eighteen months in nominal attendance on lectures, and picked up some superficial information about chemistry and natural history.
In contrast to the traditionally conservative or libertarian ethos of the entrepreneurial class, the oligarchy is increasingly allied with the nominally populist Democratic Party and its regulatory agenda.
2013 October 5, Joel Kotkin, “California’s New Feudalism Benefits a Few at the Expense of the Multitude”, in The Daily Beast:a nominal difference
- (not-comparable) Of or relating to nominalism.
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(not-comparable) Insignificantly small.
In the summer, DCC [Devon County Council] transferred ownership of the northern part of the station to NR for a nominal £1, enabling it (and the platform) to become part of the rail network.
2021 November 17, Andrew Mourant, “Okehampton: a new dawn for Dartmoor”, in RAIL, number 944, page 43:He gave me only a nominal sum for my services.
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(not-comparable) 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.
the nominal yield of a nuclear weapon
- (not-comparable) 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.
- (not-comparable) Of, relating to, or being the rate of interest or return without adjustment for compounding or inflation.
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(not-comparable) Of or relating to a noun or word group that functions as a noun.
This sentence contains a nominal phrase.
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(not-comparable) According to plan or design.
We'll just do a nominal flight check.
The slots are waiting. Waiting for hot pizza. And waiting. The Deliverator honks his horn. This is not a nominal outcome.
1992, Neal Stephenson, Snow Crash, New York: Bantam Books, →ISBN, page 9:Apart from the slightly high temperature, all the readings from the spacecraft are nominal.
Reactor online. Sensors online. Weapons online. All systems nominal.
1996 September, Dustin Browder, MechWarrior 2: Mercenaries, spoken by Narrator (Carole Ruggier), Activision:
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(not-comparable) Without adjustment to remove the effects of inflation.
The nominal GNP of this country is pretty low.
This simple process allows us to convert nominal dollars into inflation-adjusted real dollars.
2001, Erich A. Helfert, Financial Analysis: Tools and Techniques: A Guide for Managers, page 467:Comparisons of the costs of the Diablo Canyon plant with other nuclear power plants can be misleading because the available cost data are in nominal dollars and therefore include the toll of inflation over the construction periods.
1991, Richard J. Gilbert, Regulatory Choices: A Perspective on Developments in Energy Policy, page 267:My employer does not understand how low my nominal wage is.
- (not-comparable, of a variable) Having values whose order is insignificant.
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(not-comparable) Of a species, the species name without consideration of whether it is a junior synonym or in reality consists of more than one biological species.
Since then, a good deal of research has documented and concluded that the nominal species A. fraterculus actually comprises an unresolved complex of cryptic species.
2015 November 26, Mosè Manni et al., “Relevant genetic differentiation among Brazilian populations of Anastrepha fraterculus (Diptera, Tephritidae)”, in ZooKeys, volume 540, →DOI:
Antonyms
Deriveds
binominal · nominal partner · multinominal · denominal · plurinominal · uninominal · nominal ledger · nominal type system · adnominal · prenominal · post-nominal · nominal variable · nominalization · nonnominal · nominalness · nominal state · nondenominal · misnominal · subnominal · nominal clause · postnominal · denominalization · polynominal · nominal aphasia · nominally · nominalize · nominalise · surnominal
Descendants
Relateds
denominate (terms related to nominal (adjective)) · nominative (terms related to nominal (adjective)) · nominator (terms related to nominal (adjective)) · denomination (terms related to nominal (adjective)) · nominality (terms related to nominal (adjective)) · denominator (terms related to nominal (adjective)) · nominate (terms related to nominal (adjective)) · nomination (terms related to nominal (adjective)) · nomenclature (terms related to nominal (adjective)) · nominalist (terms related to nominal (adjective)) · nominalism (terms related to nominal (adjective))
Synonyms
ceremonial · normal · trifling
Translations (80)
lv nomināls (of or relating to a noun) · pl standardowy (according to plan or design) · es normal (according to plan or design) · hu név- (of or relating to a name or names) · de nominal (of or relating to a noun) · af nominaal (economics: without adjustment to remove the effects of inflation) · ro nominal (of or relating to a name or names) · fi nimellinen (economics: without adjustment to remove the effects of inflation) · bg номинален (of or relating to the presumed or approximate value) · ka სახელობითი (of or relating to a name or names) · uk номіна́льний (economics: without adjustment to remove the effects of inflation) · fi nimellinen (of or relating to the presumed or approximate value) · ru номина́льный (economics: without adjustment to remove the effects of inflation) · pt nominal (of or relating to a noun) · ru штатный (according to plan or design) · ru именно́й (of or relating to a name or names) · pt nominal (of or relating to a name or names) · es nominal (of or relating to a noun) · es en fa (according to plan or design) · cs nominální (economics: without adjustment to remove the effects of inflation) · ga ainmfhoclach (of or relating to a noun) · lv nomināls (of or relating to a name or names) · kk атаулы (economics: without adjustment to remove the effects of inflation) · es nominal (economics: without adjustment to remove the effects of inflation) · hu névleges (of or relating to the presumed or approximate value) · fi substantiivinen (of or relating to a noun) · es nominal (of or relating to the presumed or approximate value) · fr nominal (of or relating to a noun) · gl nominal (of or relating to a name or names) · tl makangalan (of or relating to a noun) · ca nominal (existing in name only) · fi substantiivi- (of or relating to a noun) · cy enwol (of or relating to a noun) · pl nominalny (economics: without adjustment to remove the effects of inflation) · af nominaal (of or relating to a noun) · ca nominal (of or relating to a noun) · pt nominal (economics: without adjustment to remove the effects of inflation) · pl rzeczownikowy (of or relating to a noun) · el ονομαστικός (of or relating to a name or names) · br anvel (of or relating to a noun) · it nominale (of or relating to a noun) · hu főnévi (of or relating to a noun) · pl nominalny (existing in name only) · pl nominalny (of or relating to a name or names) · pl nominalny (of or relating to the presumed or approximate value) · ro nominal (of or relating to a noun) · hu névleges (economics: without adjustment to remove the effects of inflation) · cs nominální (statistics: having values whose order is insignificant) · nl nominaal (of or relating to a noun) · lv nomināls (of or relating to the presumed or approximate value) · pl nominalny (statistics: having values whose order is insignificant) · nl nominaal (economics: without adjustment to remove the effects of inflation) · hi नाममात्र (of or relating to a name or names) · ca normal (according to plan or design) · vo subsatik (of or relating to a noun) · lt daiktavardinis (of or relating to a noun) · fy namwurdlik (of or relating to a noun) · nl naamwoordelijk (of or relating to a noun) · tl pasapyaw (of or relating to the presumed or approximate value) · de substantivisch (of or relating to a noun) · hu nominális (of or relating to the presumed or approximate value) · fy nominaal (economics: without adjustment to remove the effects of inflation) · ca nominal (of or relating to a name or names) · ru номина́льный (of or relating to the presumed or approximate value) · fi luokitteluasteikollinen (statistics: having values whose order is insignificant) · pl planowy (according to plan or design) · eo nominala (of or relating to the presumed or approximate value) · ka არსებითი (of or relating to a noun) · cs jmenovitý (of or relating to the presumed or approximate value) · es nominal (of or relating to a name or names) · ru именно́й (of or relating to a noun) · uk номіна́льний (of or relating to the presumed or approximate value) · tl pasapyaw (economics: without adjustment to remove the effects of inflation) · fi nimi- (of or relating to a name or names) · ru номина́льный (statistics: having values whose order is insignificant) · hu címlet- (of or relating to a name or names) · fr nominal (of or relating to a name or names) · it nominale (of or relating to a name or names) · eo nominala (existing in name only) · hu nominál- (of or relating to the presumed or approximate value)