nonnuclear

American  

[non-noo-klee-er, -nyoo-, -kyuh-ler] / nɒnˈnu kli ər, -ˈnyu-, -kyə lər /

adjective

1. not utilizing nuclear power, nuclear weapons, etc..

   to fight a nonnuclear war.

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Pronunciation

See nuclear.

Etymology

Origin of nonnuclear

First recorded in 1950–55; non- + nuclear

Example Sentences

Oman and Qatar are working to organize a regional summit to discuss the nonnuclear issues, Arab officials said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 17, 2026

The exclusive deal with the global investment firm KKR is part of PG&E’s plan to transfer its nonnuclear power generation to a newly formed subsidiary, Pacific Generation.

From New York Times • Apr. 30, 2024

Authors of a 2019 study suggested that divorce isn’t as big a deal to kids who know many nonnuclear families.

From Slate • Jul. 11, 2022

The U.N.'s Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, advanced by civil society in partnership with nonnuclear states, came into force in January 2021.

From Scientific American • Jun. 21, 2022

If I remembered correctly, and I almost always remembered correctly, it was called Minor Scale, and it was the largest nonnuclear explosion ever detonated.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin