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nonattainment

nonattainment noun: failure to attain a particular standard.

Noun

nonattainment (uncountable)

  1. Failure to attain a particular standard.
    • There's the 1993 [federal air pollution] study on ozone nonattainment coming up.1991 November 15, Harold Henderson, “A Dumb Deal”, in Chicago Reader
    • Carver County was designated as in nonattainment for carbon monoxide and sulfur dioxide in 1971 but was redesignated to maintenance in 1999 and 1997 for these pollutants, respectively.2024 August 19, “LAKETOWN 115-kV TRANSMISSION LINE PROJECT IN CARVER COUNTY, MN”, in Great River Energy, page 84

nonattainment meaning in Tamil

nonattainment in Tamil

அப்பிராப்தி

Origin of nonattainment

From non- + attainment.

Questions about nonattainment

What does nonattainment mean?
Nonattainment means failure to attain a particular standard.
What is nonattainment in Tamil?
Nonattainment in Tamil is அப்பிராப்தி. See Nonattainment meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is nonattainment?
Nonattainment is a noun.

Words near nonattainment in the dictionary

  1. nonattachment
  2. nonattachments
  3. nonattack
  4. nonattackable
  5. nonattacking
  6. nonattainment
  7. nonattempt
  8. nonattendance
  9. nonattendances
  10. nonattendant
  11. nonattended

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