nominal
Of, resembling, relating to, or consisting of a name or namesOf, resembling, relating to, or consisting of a name or names.
» Mary bought a semi-derelict house for the nominal sum of £1.
Maria hat ein halb zerfallenes Haus zum symbolischen Preis von einem Pfund Sterling gekauft.
Meaning
13 senses(not comparable)Of, resembling, relating to, or consisting of a name or names.
именно́йimennój
relating to or constituting or bearing or giving a name
(not comparable)Assigned to or bearing a person's name.
named; bearing the name of a specific person
(not comparable)Existing in name only.
a nominal difference
existing in name only
(not comparable)Of or relating to nominalism.
of, relating to, or characteristic of an amount that is not adjusted for inflation
(not comparable)Insignificantly small.
He gave me only a nominal sum for my services.
insignificantly small; a matter of form only (‘tokenish’ is informal)
(not comparable)Of or relating to the presumed or approximate value, rather than the actual value.
The nominal voltage is 1.5 V, but the actual figure is usually higher.
the nominal yield of a nuclear weapon
номина́льныйnominálʹnyj
номіна́льнийnominálʹnyj
(not comparable)Of, relating to, or being the amount or face value of a sum of money or a stock certificate, for example, and not the purchasing power or market value.
(not comparable)Of, relating to, or being the rate of interest or return without adjustment for compounding or inflation.
(not comparable)Of or relating to a noun or word group that functions as a noun.
This sentence contains a nominal phrase.
nominal, substantivisch
именно́йimennój
pertaining to a noun or to a word group that functions as a noun
(not comparable)According to plan or design.
We'll just do a nominal flight check.
Apart from the slightly high temperature, all the readings from the spacecraft are nominal.
штатныйštatnyj
(not comparable)Without adjustment to remove the effects of inflation.
My employer does not understand how low my nominal wage is.
The nominal GNP of this country is pretty low.
номина́льныйnominálʹnyj
номіна́льнийnominálʹnyj
(not comparable)Having values whose order is insignificant.
номина́льныйnominálʹnyj
Examples
4 sentencesMary bought a semi-derelict house for the nominal sum of £1.
deMaria hat ein halb zerfallenes Haus zum symbolischen Preis von einem Pfund Sterling gekauft.
Price increases explain the difference between the real and nominal growth rates.
Write a nominal sentence.
Japan fans may like the article "Ergativity and Bare Nominals in Early Old Japanese."
Translations
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Synonyms
7 synonyms- existing in name only:titular
- insignificantly small; a matter of form only (‘tokenish’ is informal):tokentokenish
- named; bearing the name of a specific person:nominative