nonconventional
Britishadjective
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not established by accepted usage or general agreement; non-traditional
a nonconventional lifestyle
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(of weapons, warfare, etc) nuclear or chemical
Example Sentences
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As of the first quarter of this year, the country’s nonconventional energy-storage capacity—mostly batteries—soared to around 155 gigawatts, and Beijing said in June that it was targeting 300 gigawatts by 2030.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026
I don’t have a perfect way to compare them, climatically, but one European study of nonconventional pig systems found that the increase in CO2 was somewhere between 4 percent and 54 percent.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 22, 2022
But over all, there’s little doubt that workers in these nonconventional work arrangements carry some of the burden of protecting themselves from misfortune that employers traditionally have carried.
From New York Times ● Mar. 31, 2016
These might include not just traditional military activities, but also initiatives in nonconventional spaces such as finance, media and entertainment, infrastructure, and consumer products and services.
From Slate ● Mar. 18, 2015
Some nonconventional medical treaments exist, which can be used to control such situations.
From The Brain, A Decoded Enigma by Moisa, Dorin Teodor
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