Nominal \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.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Nominal \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. )

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)