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  1. ambiguity - The many meanings of "nominal" - English Language

    Dec 23, 2016 · For example, Dictionary.com gives as many as ten definitions! adjective being such in name only; so-called; putative: a nominal treaty; the nominal head of the country. (of a price, …

  2. How did nominal come to mean "within acceptable tolerances"?

    The aeronautical sense of nominal derives from engineering where the nominal value is the specified dimension and the reference point for tolerances. The Free Dictionary offers the following definition …

  3. development and lap length of rebar - is db nominal or actual diameter ...

    Mar 9, 2019 · The nominal dia of a 10M bar is 10 mm. The actual diameter is 11.3 mm. The development length is a multiple of the diameter, so it is more conservative to use the actual dia. In …

  4. B31.1/B31.3 Nominal Material Thickness for Slip-On Flanges

    Jun 20, 2019 · Hello, I have searched and read past posts but did not find any related to the specifics of my following topic. ASME B31.1 and B31.3 PWHT exemptions reference nominal material …

  5. Nominal moment strength & plastic moment capacity | Eng-Tips

    May 4, 2006 · The nominal moment strength is whatever we choose; we define it to be what we want, feel safe using, calculated or arrived at empirically. So in this case we're saying that the highest load …

  6. single word requests - Using "Nominal" in software engineering ...

    Jun 13, 2022 · Nominal means, in reference to launch vehicle performance, trajectory, or stage impact point, a launch vehicle flight where all vehicle aerodynamic parameters are as expected, all vehicle …

  7. Nominal versus mean on MBD | Eng-Tips

    Sep 15, 2023 · What do you mean by nominal versus mean? The whole point of MBD is that there are no dimensions on the drawing. Nominal dimensions come from the model. The profile tolerance on …

  8. Nominal Wall Thickness for Olets (B31.1) Weld Size PWHT?

    Oct 2, 2003 · The nominal thickness for PWHT is well defined in the 2010 edition of ASME B31.1; see section 132.4.2.E If you are using an older edition of ASME B31.1, what is the edition? Also, the …

  9. Nominal Voltage | Eng-Tips

    Oct 30, 2008 · Matthewm1965, Nominal voltage is the designated voltage for an electrical system. Based on the nominal voltage , all the other parameters are defined. (It is like your name. Everything …

  10. Unequal tolerance for a negative nominal | Eng-Tips

    Jan 10, 2006 · The negative sign is direction only and the actual specification limits are -2.250 and -2.240. I think that anyone who has worked with drawings for a while should be able to figure this out. …