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nonelectric

nonelectric adjective: not electric; not operated by electricity.

Adjective

nonelectric (not comparable)

  1. Not electric; not operated by electricity.
    • Since the power was out, we used an old-fashioned nonelectric can opener.
    Synonyms:
    nonelectrical
  2. Not capable of conducting electricity.

Noun

nonelectric (plural nonelectrics)

  1. (archaic) A substance or object that cannot be electrified, but through which electricity passes; a conductor.
    Antonyms:
    electric

Synonyms of nonelectric

Antonyms

Forms of nonelectric

Adjective
alternative formnon-electric
Noun
pluralnonelectrics

Origin of nonelectric

From non- + electric.

Questions about nonelectric

What does nonelectric mean?
Nonelectric means not electric; not operated by electricity.
What part of speech is nonelectric?
Nonelectric can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near nonelectric in the dictionary

  1. nonelectively
  2. nonelectives
  3. nonelector
  4. nonelectoral
  5. nonelectors
  6. nonelectric
  7. nonelectrical
  8. nonelectrically
  9. nonelectricals
  10. nonelectrics
  11. nonelectrification

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