Nominal /(?)/

Nom·i·nal

Nominal

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.
  3. Insignificant; trifling; -- of prices or costs, as compared with the benefits gained; as, to pay a nominal sum for the data; a nominal fee.
  4. Within acceptable limits; as expected; as, the hydraulic lines are at nominal pressure; -- used mostly in aviation and space operations.

Nominal

n.
  1. A nominalist. [Obs.]
  2. A verb formed from a noun. (Gram.)
  3. A name; an appellation.
    A is the nominal of the sixth note in the natural diatonic scale.