Nom"i*nal (?), a. [L. nominalis,
fr. nomen, nominis, name. See Name.]
1. Of or pertaining to a name or names; having
to do with the literal meaning of a word; verbal; as, a
nominal definition. Bp. Pearson.
2. Existing in name only; not real; as, a
nominal difference. "Nominal attendance on
lectures." Macaulay.
Nom"i*nal, n. 1. A
nominalist. [Obs.] Camden.
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.
)