nominal
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
From the Middle English nominalle (“‘of nouns’”) < Latin nōminālis < nōmen (“‘name’”).
[edit] Adjective
nominal (not comparable)
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Superlative |
- Of, resembling, relating to, or consisting of a name or names.
- Assigned to or bearing a person's name.
- Existing in name only.
- (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.
- (business) 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.
- (business) 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.
- (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.
[edit] Antonyms
- (economics): real
[edit] Related terms
- denominate
- denomination
- denominator
- nomenclature
- nominalism
- nominalist
- nominate
- nomination
- nominative
- nominator
- noun
- pronoun
[edit] Derived terms
[edit] Translations
of or related to a name or names
of or relating to a noun
[edit] Noun
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Plural |
nominal (plural nominals)
- (grammar) A noun or word group that functions as a noun phrase.
- This sentence contains two nominals.
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- nominal in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- nominal in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
[edit] French
[edit] Etymology
[edit] Pronunciation
- IPA: /nɔ.mi.nal/
[edit] Adjective
nominal m. (f. nominale, m. plural nominaux, f. plural nominales)
[edit] Noun
nominal m. (plural nominaux)
[edit] Portuguese
[edit] Etymology
[edit] Adjective
nominal m. and f. (plural nominais)
[edit] Romanian
[edit] Etymology
[edit] Pronunciation
- IPA: [nomiˈnal]
[edit] Adjective
nominal 4 nom/acc forms
[edit] Declension
declension of nominal
| singular | plural | ||||||
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| masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
| Nominative/Accusative | indefinite articulation | nominal | nominal | nominală | nominali | nominale | nominale |
| definite articulation | nominalul | nominalul | nominala | nominalii | nominalele | nominalele | |
| Genitive/Dative | indefinite articulation | nominal | nominal | nominale | nominali | nominale | nominale |
| definite articulation | nominalului | nominalului | nominalei | nominalilor | nominalelor | nominalelor | |
[edit] Spanish
[edit] Adjective
nominal m. and f. (plural nominales)
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