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nominal
English
Etymology
From the Middle English nominalle (“of nouns”), borrowed from Latin n?min?lis (“of names”), from n?men (“name”).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /?n?m.?nl?/
- (US, Canada) IPA(key): /?n?m.?nl?/
Adjective
nominal (not comparable)
- Of, resembling, relating to, or consisting of a name or names.
- Assigned to or bearing a person's name.
- Existing in name only.
- 1856 February, Thomas Babington Macaulay, Oliver Goldsmith, republished in 1865, The Miscellaneous Writings of Lord Macaulay, Longman, Green, Longman, Roberts and Green, page 300,
- At Edinburgh he passed eighteen months in nominal attendance on lectures, and picked up some superficial information about chemistry and natural history.
- 1856 February, Thomas Babington Macaulay, Oliver Goldsmith, republished in 1865, The Miscellaneous Writings of Lord Macaulay, Longman, Green, Longman, Roberts and Green, page 300,
- (philosophy) Of or relating to nominalism.
- Insignificantly small.
- Synonym: trifling
- Of or relating to the presumed or approximate value, rather than the actual value.
- (finance) 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.
- (finance) Of, relating to, or being the rate of interest or return without adjustment for compounding or inflation.
- (grammar) Of or relating to a noun or word group that functions as a noun.
- (engineering) According to plan or design.
- Synonym: normal
- (economics) Without adjustment to remove the effects of inflation.
- Antonym: real
- 1991, Richard J. Gilbert, Regulatory Choices: A Perspective on Developments in Energy Policy, page 267,
- Comparisons of the costs of the Diablo Canyon plant with other nuclear power plants can be misleading because the available cost data are in nominal dollars and therefore include the toll of inflation over the construction periods.
- 2001, Erich A. Helfert, Financial Analysis: Tools and Techniques: A Guide for Managers, page 467,
- This simple process allows us to convert nominal dollars into inflation-adjusted real dollars.
- (statistics, of a variable) Having values whose order is insignificant.
- (taxonomy) Of a species, the species name without consideration of whether it is a junior synonym or in reality consists of more than one biological species.
Derived terms
- binominal
- denominal
- nominalness
- nominally
- polynominal
Related terms
Descendants
- ? Afrikaans: nominaal
Translations
Noun
nominal (plural nominals)
- (grammar) A noun or word group that functions as part of a noun phrase.
- This sentence contains two nominals.
- (grammar) A part of speech that shares features with nouns and adjectives. (Depending on the language, it may comprise nouns, adjectives, possibly numerals, pronouns, and participles.)
- A number (usually natural) used like a name; a numeric code or identifier. (See nominal number on Wikipedia.)
- Numeric codes of characters used in programming are nominals.
- (Britain, police jargon) A person listed in the Police National Computer database as having been convicted, cautioned or recently arrested.
Hyponyms
- (grammar) noun, pronoun
Translations
Further reading
- nominal in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- nominal in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
Anagrams
- nonmail
Catalan
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin nominalis.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Valencian) IPA(key): /no.mi?nal/
- (Central) IPA(key): /nu.mi?nal/
Adjective
nominal (masculine and feminine plural nominals)
- nominal
Derived terms
- nominalment
Related terms
- nom
Further reading
- “nominal” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “nominal” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
- “nominal” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “nominal” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin nominalis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /n?.mi.nal/
Adjective
nominal (feminine singular nominale, masculine plural nominaux, feminine plural nominales)
- nominal
Noun
nominal m (plural nominaux)
- nominal
Related terms
- nom
- classe nominale
- locution nominale
- valeur nominale
Descendants
- ? Dutch: nominaal
- ? Indonesian: nominal
- ? West Frisian: nominaal
- ? Romanian: nominal
Further reading
- “nominal” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
German
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin nominalis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /nomi?na?l/
- Rhymes: -a?l
Adjective
nominal (not comparable)
- nominal
Declension
Derived terms
- Nominaldeklination
- Nominalflexion
- Nominalklammer
- Nominalphrase
Indonesian
Etymology
From Dutch nominaal, from French nominal, from Latin nominalis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [no?minal]
- Hyphenation: no?mi?nal
Adjective
nominal
- nominal,
- existing in name only.
- insignificantly small.
- (grammar) of or relating to a noun or word group that functions as a noun.
Further reading
- “nominal” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin nominalis.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /nomi?naw/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /numi?na?/
- Hyphenation: no?mi?nal
Adjective
nominal m or f (plural nominais, comparable)
- nominal
Derived terms
- nominalmente
Related terms
- nome
Further reading
- “nominal” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French nominal, Latin nominalis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /nomi?nal/
Adjective
nominal m or n (feminine singular nominal?, masculine plural nominali, feminine and neuter plural nominale)
- nominal
Declension
Related terms
- nume
- nominalism
- nominaliza
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin nominalis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /nomi?nal/, [no.mi?nal]
- Hyphenation: no?mi?nal
Adjective
nominal (plural nominales)
- nominal
Derived terms
- sintagma nominal
- valor nominal
Related terms
- nombre
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outward
English
Etymology 1
From Middle English outward, from Old English ?tweard, equivalent to out +? -ward
Pronunciation
- (General American) enPR: out'w?rd, IPA(key): /?a?t.w?d/
- (Received Pronunciation) enPR: out'w?d, IPA(key): /?a?t.w?d/
- Hyphenation: out?ward
Adjective
outward (comparative more outward, superlative most outward)
- outer; located towards the outside
- visible, noticeable
- By all outward indications, he's a normal happy child, but if you talk to him, you will soon realize he has some psychological problems.
- Tending to the exterior or outside.
- The fire will force its outward way.
- (obsolete) Foreign; not civil or intestine.
- an outward war
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Hayward to this entry?)
Translations
Adverb
outward (comparative more outward, superlative most outward)
- Towards the outside; away from the centre. [from 10thc.]
- We are outward bound.
- (obsolete) Outwardly, in outer appearances; publicly. [14th-17thc.]
Synonyms
- outwards
Derived terms
- outwardness
Translations
Etymology 2
From out- +? ward.
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /a?t?w??d/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /a?t?w??d/
Verb
outward (third-person singular simple present outwards, present participle outwarding, simple past and past participle outwarded)
- (obsolete, rare) To ward off; to keep out.
- 1596, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene, V.1:
- Ne any armour could his dint out-ward; / But wheresoever it did light, it throughly shard.
- 1596, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene, V.1:
Etymology 3
Noun
outward (plural outwards)
- A ward in a detached building connected with a hospital.
Anagrams
- draw out, outdraw
Middle English
Alternative forms
- owtward, outwarde, owtwarde, ow?twarde, outeward, utward, utteward
Etymology
From Old English ?tweard; equivalent to out +? -ward.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?u?tward/, /?u?twa?rd/
Adverb
outward
- outside (in the exterior)
- To an external location; outwards
- At the exterior; at a location away from one's home or homeland
- From an external perspective; seemingly.
- secularly; in a practical manner.
Derived terms
- outwardes
Descendants
- English: outward
- Scots: outward
References
- “?utw??rd(e, adv.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-12.
Adjective
outward
- outside, outer, on the surface
- outward, toward the exterior
- Oriented towards the outside.
- Due to outside factors.
- In somewhere outside a given place or thing (especially of a country).
- Non-religious; lay
Derived terms
- outwardly
Descendants
- English: outward
- Scots: outward
References
- “?utw??rd(e, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-12.
Noun
outward
- The outside; the exterior
See also
- homward
- inward
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