When something doesn't go where all the players involved think it is going to go. Equally applicable when talking about putting spacecraft in orbit as it is when PIV aim gets a little off and ends up in surprise buttsecks.
You're aiming a little low there, big fella, going to end up with an off-nominal insertion if you poke any harder!
by PurplePirate December 20, 2019
Get the off-nominal insertionmug. A hypothesis that each 'kind' of animal as described in Noah's Ark's story and the creation story is a metaphor for a language-class; for instance nouns, verbs, adverbs, pronouns, and adjectives.
In trans nominalism (transnominalism) the creation story is a parable for the creation of language.
In other words, the "animals" are figures of speech for 'figures of speech.'
In other words, the "animals" are figures of speech for 'figures of speech.'
by metastatic December 16, 2021
Get the trans nominalismmug. 'I would love me some Nomin-Undrakh'
by anonymous November 20, 2021
Get the nomin-undrakhmug. by Batbaatar May 9, 2021
Get the Nominmug. Nominally, nomiNally, nominallY
Nominally, nomiNally, nominallY
by LeSouffleDeVersailles April 23, 2025
Get the Nominally, nomiNally, nominallYmug.