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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
- 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
- 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%?
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