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Subject:Re: Use of term nominal and nominally From:Brad Connatser <cwrites -at- USIT -dot- NET> Date:Sun, 19 Jul 1998 11:26:49 -0400
In the electrical/electronics world, nominal means rated or matched to
rated. For example, for a 480-volt motor, 480 volts is nominal. In a
120-volt electrical system, 120 volts is nominal.
Brad
At 10:24 PM -0000 7/19/98, stephen lubell wrote:
>Can anyone expand on the engineering use of the term "nominal" and its
>adverbial alternative "nominally"? (As in "nominally -48 VDC) What
>synonyms are commonly used for this sense?
>
>Thanks!
>Stephen Lubell
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