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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionarynom·i·nal I \ˈnä-mə-nəl, ˈnäm-nəl\ adjective ETYMOLOGY Middle English nominalle, from Medieval Latin nominalis, from Latin, of a name, from nomin-, nomen name — more at name DATE 15th century1. of, relating to, or being a noun or a word or expression taking a noun construction2. a. of, relating to, or constituting a name b. bearing the name of a person3. a. existing or being something in name or form only nominal head of his party b. of, being, or relating to a designated or theoretical size that may vary from the actual : approximate the pipe's nominal size c. trifling, insignificant his involvement was nominal charged only nominal rent4. of a rate of interest a. equal to the annual rate of simple interest that would obtain if interest were not compounded when in fact it is compounded and paid for periods of less than a year b. equal to the percentage by which a repaid loan exceeds the principal borrowed with no adjustment made for inflation5. being according to plan : satisfactory everything was nominal during the launch• nom·i·nal·ly adverb II noun DATE 1904: a word or word group functioning as a nounEnglish Etymologynominal c.1430, "pertaining to nouns," from L. nominalis "pertaining to a name or names," from nomen (gen. nominis) "name," cognatewith O.E. nama (see name). Meaning "of the nature of names" (in distinction to things) is from 1620. Meaning "being so in name only" first recorded 1624.Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7nominalnom·in·al / 5nCminl; NAmE 5nB:m- / adjective1. being sth in name only, and not in reality 名义上的；有名无实的；不真实的: the nominal leader of the party 这个政党的名义领袖 He remained in nominal control of the business for another two years. 他名义上又掌管了这家公司十年。 2. (of a sum of money 款额) very small and much less than the normal cost or change 很小的；象征性的 SYN token : We only pay a nominal rent. 我们只象征性地付一点租金。 3. (grammar 语法) connected with a noun or nouns 名词性的；名词的• nom·in·al·ly / -nEli / adv.: He was nominally in charge of the company. 他名义上管理着这家公司。Webster's Third New International Dictionary, UnabridgedSearch result show the entry is found in: nominal account , or nominal damages , or nominal definition , or nominal essence , or nominal partner , or nominal rate , or nominal sentence , or nominal value , or nominal parnom·i·nalI. \ˈnämənəl sometimes -mnəl\ adjectiveEtymology: Middle English nominalle, from Medieval Latin nominalis, from Latin, of or relating to a name, from nomin-, nomen name + -alis -al — more at name1. a. : of, relating to, or being a noun : substantival b. : of, relating to, or being a word that is otherwise characteristically an adjective or adverb but that takes a noun construction in a given context (as good in “the good die young”2. [nominal (II) ] : of or relating to the nominalists3. a. : of, relating to, being, or consisting in a name < the Russian system of nominal brevity — Irwin Ross > b. : bearing or mentioning the name of a specific person < nominal shares > c. : containing or being a set of names < nominal lists of priests — Robert Graves > < taxable males as revealed by the nominal rolls — M.D.W.Jeffreys >4. a. (1) : existing or being something in name or form but usually not in reality : formal, ostensible — distinguised from actual < a large majority of indifferent and lukewarm nominal Christians — Emil Brunner > < was both the nominal and the real head of his party > < that sign of the nominal virgin — J.H.Wheelwright > < we'll consider that the jewelry had only a nominal value — Erle Stanley Gardner > < the budget continued in nominal balance — Collier's Year Book> < the plaintiff is only a nominal party and not the real party in interest — D.C.Cook & Myer Feldman > < the nominal spokesman for a continent in travail — Time > < the pleasure derived from them … is practically nominal — Herbert Spencer > (2) : measured in money as distinct from actual purchasing power < nominal wages > — compare real b. : being so small, slight, or negligible as scarcely to be entitled to the name : trifling, insignificant < parts are supplied at a nominal cost — R.S.Casey & J.W.Perry > < will pay a nominal price when it suits him — Walter Lippmann > c. : not known to exist except as a name < a nominal species > — compare nominate5. a. : approximate, rated < although described as 4 inch by 4 inch, which is the nominalsize, a piece which has been dried and dressed on four sides is actually 3 5/8 by 3 5/8 inch — American Builder Catalog Directory> < the nominal voltage of a circuit, or system, is a value assigned to a circuit, or system of a given voltage class, for the purpose of convenient designation — Electrical Engineering > b. of a price : based on opinions of value expressed by buyers and sellers rather than on actual transactions when there is little or no trading in a particular commodity• nom·i·nal·ly \-əlē, -mnəl-, -i\ adverbII. noun(-s)1. : an individual that exists or is something in name or form but not in reality < the Republican side … includes a lot of nominals — R.H.Rovere >2. : a note from which a scale or other series of musical tones is namedIII. adjective: being according to plan : falling within a range of acceptable planned limits : satisfactory < everything was nominal during the spacecraft launch > < the satellite had a nominal orbit >IV. noun1. : a linguistic form (as English boy or he) that inflects for number or case or for both2. : a word or word group functioning as a noun normally functions

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