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1Nominal impedance — in electrical engineering and audio engineering refers to the approximate designed impedance of an electrical circuit or device. The term is applied in a number of different fields, most often being encountered in respect of: The nominal value of …
2Nominal power — is a measurement of a mediumwave radio station s output used in the United States. AM broadcasters are licensed by the Federal Communications Commission to operate at a specific nominal power, which may be (and usually is) different from the… …
3nominal — adjective 1 nominal head/leader etc someone who has the title of leader etc but is not really doing that job: Longo was the real power in the Communist Party while Togliatti was merely the nominal head. 2 a nominal sum of money is very small,… …
4Nominal damages — Damage Dam age (d[a^]m [asl]j; 48), n. [OF. damage, domage, F. dommage, fr. assumed LL. damnaticum, from L. damnum damage. See {Damn}.] 1. Injury or harm to person, property, or reputation; an inflicted loss of value; detriment; hurt; mischief.… …
5off color — mod. dirty or smutty; raunchy. (Usually hyphenated before a nominal.) □ That joke was sort of off color. □ Tom told an off color joke that embarrassed everyone …
6nominal filter — A filter capable of cutting off a nominated minimum percentage by weight of solid particles greater than a stated micron size …
7nominal focal length — An approximate value of the focal length, rounded off to some standard figure, used for the classification of lenses, mirrors, or cameras …
8you + nominal group — The commonest use of ‘you’ in vocative expressions is as an introductory word, followed by a nominal group. Such vocatives tend to be insulting, or reproachful, or mockingly so. At their simplest they are two word expressions such as ‘you… …
9Power take-off — A power take off (PTO) is a splined driveshaft, usually on a tractor or that can be used to provide power to an attachment or separate machine. It is designed to be easily connected and disconnected. The power take off allows implements to draw… …
10you and your + nominal group — This is an exclamatory type of vocative referring to something which is especially associated with the person being addressed. In A High Wind in Jamaica, by Richard Hughes, occurs: “‘I could smell it was an earthquake coming when I got up.… …
