nom·i·nal /ˈnɑmənḷ, ˈnɑmnəl/
(a.)名義上的,名字的,有名無實的,稍許的名詞性詞
nominal
標稱
Nom·i·nal a.
1. Of or pertaining to a name or names; having to do with the literal meaning of a word; verbal; as, a nominal definition.
2. Existing in name only; not real; as, a nominal difference. “Nominal attendance on lectures.”
Nom·i·nal, n.
1. A nominalist. [Obs.]
2. Gram. A verb formed from a noun.
3. A name; an appellation.
A is the nominal of the sixth note in the natural diatonic scale. --Moore (Encyc. of Music. )
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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 tokenish gesture" [syn: token(a), tokenish]
3: pertaining to a noun or to a word group that functions as a
noun; "nominal phrase"; "noun phrase"
4: being value in terms of specification on currency or stock
certificates rather than purchasing power; "nominal or
face value" [ant: real]
5: named; bearing the name of a specific person; "nominative
shares of stock" [syn: nominative]
6: being such in name only; "the nominal (or titular) head of
his party" [syn: titular]