nominal in WordNet English dictionary

1. a phrase that can function as the subject or object of a verb
   noun phrase  nominal phrase  nominal 
   

1. of, relating to, or characteristic of an amount that is not adjusted for inflation
   "the nominal GDP"; "nominal interest rates"
   nominal 
   
2. pertaining to a noun or to a word group that functions as a noun
   "nominal phrase"; "noun phrase"
   nominal 
   
3. relating to or constituting or bearing or giving a name
   "the Russian system of nominal brevity"; "a nominal lists of priests"; "taxable males as revealed by the nominal rolls"
   nominal 
   
4. existing in name only
   "the nominal (or titular) head of his party"
   nominal  titular 
   
5. insignificantly small; a matter of form only (`tokenish' is informal)
   "the fee was nominal"; "a token gesture of resistance"; "a toknenish gesture"
   nominal  token  tokenish 
   
6. named; bearing the name of a specific person
   "nominative shares of stock"
   nominative  nominal