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nonfiring

nonfiring adjective: that does not fire.

Adjective

nonfiring (not comparable)

  1. That does not fire.
    • The level of europium found on the web of the nonfiring hand is significantly different from the levels on the palms and backs of the hand...1970, American Nuclear Society, Nuclear applications and technology, Volume 8
    • In relatively short order, he became one of the leading distributors of nonfiring guns in the world.1993 September, “Cease Firing”, in Popular Mechanics, volume 170, number 9

Noun

nonfiring (uncountable)

  1. Absence of firing; failure to fire.
    • The Firing and Nonfiring of Receptors1958, James Thomas Culbertson, Mathematics and logic for digital devices

Origin of nonfiring

From non- + firing.

Questions about nonfiring

What does nonfiring mean?
Nonfiring means that does not fire.
What part of speech is nonfiring?
Nonfiring can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near nonfiring in the dictionary

  1. nonfired
  2. nonfirefighter
  3. nonfirefighters
  4. nonfirefighting
  5. nonfireproof
  6. nonfiring
  7. nonfirm power
  8. nonfirstorderizability
  9. nonfiscal
  10. nonfish
  11. nonfishable

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