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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. a phrase that can function as the subject or object of a verb;
[syn: noun phrase, nominal phrase, nominal]


ADJECTIVE (6)

1. relating to or constituting or bearing or giving a name;
- Example: "the Russian system of nominal brevity"
- Example: "a nominal lists of priests"
- Example: "taxable males as revealed by the nominal rolls"

2. insignificantly small; a matter of form only (`tokenish'; is informal);
- Example: "the fee was nominal"
- Example: "a token gesture of resistance"
- Example: "a toknenish gesture"
[syn: nominal, token(a), tokenish]

3. pertaining to a noun or to a word group that functions as a noun;
- Example: "nominal phrase"
- Example: "noun phrase"

4. of, relating to, or characteristic of an amount that is not adjusted for inflation;
- Example: "the nominal GDP"
- Example: "nominal interest rates"

5. named; bearing the name of a specific person;
- Example: "nominative shares of stock"
[syn: nominative, nominal]

6. existing in name only;
- Example: "the nominal (or titular) head of his party"
[syn: nominal, titular]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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.
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   2. Existing in name only; not real; as, a nominal difference.
      "Nominal attendance on lectures." --Macaulay.
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   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]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Nominal \Nom"i*nal\, n.
   1. A nominalist. [Obs.] --Camden.
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   2. (Gram.) A verb formed from a noun.
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   3. A name; an appellation.
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            A is the nominal of the sixth note in the natural
            diatonic scale.                       --Moore
                                                  (Encyc. of
                                                  Music. )
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

nominal
    adj 1: 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"
    2: 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]
    3: pertaining to a noun or to a word group that functions as a
       noun; "nominal phrase"; "noun phrase"
    4: of, relating to, or characteristic of an amount that is not
       adjusted for inflation; "the nominal GDP"; "nominal interest
       rates" [ant: real]
    5: named; bearing the name of a specific person; "nominative
       shares of stock" [syn: nominative, nominal]
    6: existing in name only; "the nominal (or titular) head of his
       party" [syn: nominal, titular]
    n 1: a phrase that can function as the subject or object of a
         verb [syn: noun phrase, nominal phrase, nominal]