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. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Existing in name only; not real; as, a nominal difference. “Nominal attendance on lectures.” Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]

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 ]

Nominal

n. 1. A nominalist. [ Obs. ] Camden. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Gram.) A verb formed from a noun. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. A name; an appellation. [ 1913 Webster ]

A is the nominal of the sixth note in the natural diatonic scale. Moore (Encyc. of Music. ) [ 1913 Webster ]

Nominalism

n. The principles or philosophy of the Nominalists. [ 1913 Webster ]

Nominalist

n. (Metaph.) One of a sect of philosophers in the Middle Ages, who adopted the opinion of Roscelin, that general conceptions, or universals, exist in name only. Reid. [ 1913 Webster ]

Nominalistic

a. Of or pertaining to the Nominalists. [ 1913 Webster ]

Nominalize

v. t. (Grammar, Linguistics) To convert into a noun; as, a nominalized sentence; a nominalized adjective or verb. [ 1913 Webster ]

In a sentence of the form:
“That Kennedy would have been a great president if he had not been assassinated is one of the enduring myths of the Camelot conceit.”
the sentence “Kennedy would have been a great president if he had not been assassinated” has been nominalized by the introductory “that”. [ PJC ]

Nominally

adv. In a nominal manner; by name; in name only; not in reality. Burke. [ 1913 Webster ]

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名义上

[名义上 / 名義上, míng yì shàng, ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄧˋ ㄕㄤˋ]nominally#25919[Add to Longdo]

公称

[公称 / 公稱, gōng chēng, ㄍㄨㄥㄔㄥ]nominal#101953[Add to Longdo]

名义价值

[名义价值 / 名義價值, míng yì jià zhí, ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄧˋ ㄐㄧㄚˋ ㄓˊ]nominal value[Add to Longdo]

名义账户

[名义账户 / 名義賬戶, míng yì zhàng hù, ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄧˋ ㄓㄤˋ ㄏㄨˋ]nominal bank account[Add to Longdo]

名量词

[名量词 / 名量詞, míng liàng cí, ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄌㄧㄤˋ ㄘˊ]nominal classifier (in Chinese grammar); measure word applying mainly to nouns[Add to Longdo]

标称

[标称 / 標稱, biāo chēng, ㄅㄧㄠㄔㄥ]nominal (e.g. nominal value in specification)[Add to Longdo]

标称核武器

[标称核武器 / 標稱核武器, biāo chēng hé wǔ qì, ㄅㄧㄠㄔㄥㄏㄜˊ ㄨˇ ㄑㄧˋ]nominal weapon[Add to Longdo]

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Mitläufer { m }

nominal member[Add to Longdo]

Nennbetrag { m }

nominal amount[Add to Longdo]

Nennfrequenz { f }

nominal frequency[Add to Longdo]

Nenngleichstrom { m }

nominal direct current[Add to Longdo]

Nennlast { f }

nominal load[Add to Longdo]

Nennmaß { n }

nominal dimension[Add to Longdo]

Nennspannung { f }

nominal voltage; rated voltage; working voltage[Add to Longdo]

Nennweite { f }

nominal width; pipe diameter; DN[Add to Longdo]

Nennwert { m }

nominal value; face value[Add to Longdo]

Nominalwert { m }

nominal value[Add to Longdo]

Sollleistung { f }

nominal output[Add to Longdo]

Sollmaß { n }

nominal dimension[Add to Longdo]

Sollwert { m }

nominal value[Add to Longdo]

nominal { adj }

nominal[Add to Longdo]

Felgennenndurchmesser { m }

nominal rim diameter[Add to Longdo]

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pronominalisation

(n)|f| การทำให้เป็นสรรพนาม, การเปลี่ยนรูปเป็นสรรพนาม, See Also:transformation en pronom

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さ

[sa](suf) (1) -ness (nominalizing suffix indicating degree or condition); (prt) (2) (sentence end, mainly masc.) indicates assertion; (int) (3) (See さあ) come; come now; (P)#15[Add to Longdo]

み

[mi](suf) (1) (also written with the ateji 味) (See 甘み) -ness (nominalizing suffix, esp. of sensory or subjective adjectives); (2) (See 深み) nominalizing suffix indicating location; (3) (See 降りみ降らずみ) (as ...mi ...mi) alternating between ... and ...#210[Add to Longdo]

等

[ら, ra](suf) (1) pluralizing suffix (often humble, derogatory or familiar); and others; et alios; and the like; and followers; (2) (See あちら, いくら) or so (rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.); (3) (See 清ら) (after the stem of an adjective) nominalizing suffix#221[Add to Longdo]

事

[じ, ji](n) (1) thing; matter; (2) incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis; (3) circumstances; situation; state of affairs; (4) work; business; affair; (5) after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to; (n-suf) (6) (See 事・ごと・1) nominalizing suffix; (7) (See 事・ごと・2) pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...; (P)#353[Add to Longdo]

事

[じ, ji](suf) (1) (See 事・こと・6) nominalizing suffix; (2) (See 事・こと・7) pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...#353[Add to Longdo]

呼称

[こしょう, koshou](n, vs) (1) naming; giving a name; designation; denomination; (adj-f) (2) nominal; (P)#2469[Add to Longdo]

名目

[めいもく(P);みょうもく, meimoku (P); myoumoku](n, adj-no) (1) name; title; appellation; (something) nominal; (2) (under the) pretext (of); pretense; (P)#8989[Add to Longdo]

公称

[こうしょう, koushou](n, vs) (1) public name; announcing publicly; (adj-f) (2) nominal; (P)#19270[Add to Longdo]

ごくわずか

[gokuwazuka](exp, adj-na) (See 極・ごく・1, 僅か・わずか) derisory; negligible; minimal; nominal; imperceptible[Add to Longdo]

ノミナリズム

[nominarizumu](n) nominalism[Add to Longdo]

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基準値

[きじゅんち, kijunchi]nominal value[Add to Longdo]

交渉ページ

[こうしょうページ, koushou pe-ji]nominal page[Add to Longdo]

名目