How did nominal come to mean within acceptable tolerances? An example of misuse is our use of the word ‘nominal’, which most of the English-speaking world interprets as meaning small, minimal-and we usually use it in the sense of being average or normal 1970 R Turnill Lang Space 94 Nominal, a favourite word, meaning within prescribed limits; anything from ‘perfect’ to acceptable
Working Volume and Nominal Capacity - Eng-Tips I exactly know the different codes and difference between Storage tank and pressure vessel,it was just an example,I tought you could understand an extrapolation from my post,because API 650 clearly talks about this difference between Working Volume and Nominal Volume; probably I was wrong because I missed to tell you that I was working with
ASME II Part D Definition of Nominal Chemical Composition - Boiler . . . Thanks to your reply, but I have ill conditioned my question, sorry! Starting from the list of elements that constitute an alloy (generally expressed in a range format, as stated in ASME II A or II B), there is a "criteria" by which it is possible to group a specific alloy under one of the possibly "family" listed in ASME II Part D or create a new "family" of alloy?
ambiguity - The many meanings of nominal - English Language Usage . . . Oxford has synonyms for the two or three most widely used 'versions' of nominal But the meanings are interrelated If something is nominal, as in 'being in name only' (say a nominal head of a country), then the use of nominal for 2 follows that one: a nominal amount can be thought of an amount in name only, or a trifle
Nominal vs. minimal - English Language Usage Stack Exchange The payment is nominal rather than minimal but it concludes a contract of transfer of ownership Similarly, in Scotland, I used to pay a nominal penny per year to the original owner of my land The payment was nominal rather than minimal (no pence) but marked the retention of an ancient legal relationship
Nominal Wall Thickness for Olets (B31. 1) Weld Size PWHT? 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 2010 Edition of ASME B31 1 was an excellent improvement in defining nominal thickness with Figure 127 4 8 D and E
NORMINAL — normal or with nominal mistake? - English Language Usage . . . At the very end of the live-stream for the nominal SpaceX STP-2 mission, the presenter places what appears to be a baseball cap onto the table It reads "NORMINAL" (sic) My first thought was how embarrassing, they mixed up the spelling of "normal" and "nominal" , but as English is clearly harder than rocket science, I'm turning to the
Decimal places - Drafting Standards, GD T Tolerance Analysis I wasn't questioning the legality of having tolerances in the title block for directly dimensioned features Its the tolerance not matching the number of implied decimal places in the nominal that's a pet peeve I would write XXXX+ - 0010" to be in compliance with Y14 5
Vult and Vasd on Construction Documents 1 - Eng-Tips If they still want ASD wind speeds, why bother adopting the ASCE 7-10 I have also put the nominal and ASD PRESSURES on the design document, and I agree that helps clarify when a jurisdiction recently adopts the new wind speeds, but I stand by the fact that the Vasd provides no realistic benefit Section 1603 1 directs you to go to 1609 3