Nominal
[nom-uh-nl] /ˈnɒm ə nl/
adjective
1.
being such in name only; so-called; putative:
a nominal treaty; the nominal head of the country.
2.
(of a price, consideration, etc.) named as a mere matter of form, being trifling in comparison with the actual value; minimal.
3.
of, relating to, or constituting a name or names.
4.
Grammar.
5.
assigned to a person by name:
nominal shares of stock.
6.
containing, bearing, or giving a name or names.
7.
(of money, income, or the like) measured in an amount rather than in real value:
Nominal wages have risen 50 percent, but real wages are down because of inflation.
8.
Aerospace. performing or achieved within expected, acceptable limits; normal and satisfactory:
The mission was nominal throughout.
9.
Slang. done smoothly as expected:
The space shot was nominal, proceeding without a hitch.
noun
10.
Grammar. a word or group of words functioning as a noun.
/ˈnɒmɪnəl/
adjective
1.
in name only; theoretical: the nominal leader
2.
minimal in comparison with real worth or what is expected; token: a nominal fee
3.
of, relating to, constituting, bearing, or giving a name
4.
(grammar) of or relating to a noun or noun phrase
noun
5.
(grammar) a nominal element; a noun, noun phrase, or syntactically similar structure
6.
(bell-ringing) the harmonic an octave above the strike tone of a bell
adj.
early 15c., “pertaining to nouns,” from Latin nominalis “pertaining to a name or names,” from nomen (genitive nominis) “name,” cognate with Old English nama (see name (n.)). Meaning “of the nature of names” (in distinction to things) is from 1610s. Meaning “being so in name only” first recorded 1620s.
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[nom-uh-nl-iz-uh m] /ˈnɒm ə nlˌɪz əm/ noun 1. (in medieval philosophy) the doctrine that general or abstract words do not stand for objectively existing entities and that universals are no more than names assigned to them. Compare , (def 5a). /ˈnɒmɪnəˌlɪzəm/ noun 1. the philosophical theory that the variety of objects to which a single […]
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[nom-uh-nl-ahyz] /ˈnɒm ə nlˌaɪz/ verb (used with object), nominalized, nominalizing. 1. to convert (another part of speech) into a noun, as in changing the adjective lowly into the lowly or the verb legalize into legalization. 2. to convert (an underlying clause) into a noun phrase, as in changing he drinks to his drinking in I […]