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nonconformance

nonconformance noun: failure to conform.

Noun

nonconformance (countable and uncountable, plural nonconformances)

  1. Failure to conform.
    • The focus for preventive actions is to avoid creating nonconformances, but also commonly includes improvements in efficiency.

Forms of nonconformance

pluralnonconformances

Origin of nonconformance

From non- + conformance.

Questions about nonconformance

What does nonconformance mean?
Nonconformance means failure to conform.
What part of speech is nonconformance?
Nonconformance is a noun.
What is the plural of nonconformance?
The plural of nonconformance is nonconformances.

Words near nonconformance in the dictionary

  1. nonconform
  2. nonconformable
  3. nonconformably
  4. nonconformal
  5. nonconformally
  6. nonconformance
  7. nonconformances
  8. nonconformant
  9. nonconformantly
  10. nonconformational
  11. nonconformed

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