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.