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- 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
- terminology: nominal compostion - Metal and Metallurgy . . . - Eng-Tips
What is the terminology of NORMINAL COMPOSITION For example: ASTM A335 P11 (1 25Cr-0 5Mo) The Cr content is from 1 0% to 1 5% What is the norminal composition of this material? 1 25%?
- Need a word that has the opposite meaning of nominal?
I'm looking for a word that has the opposite meaning of the word nominal in the sense of in name only Here's an example (fill in the blank) Brian was in charge of scheduling in his [ ] role as Project Manager He was often expected to carry out Project Management duties, even though his business card identified him as a programmer
- 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
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