nonnuclear

[ non-noo-klee-er, -nyoo- or, by metathesis, -kyuh-ler ]

/ nɒnˈnu kli ər, -ˈnyu- or, by metathesis, -kyə lər /

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adjective

not utilizing nuclear power, nuclear weapons, etc.: to fight a nonnuclear war.

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Origin of nonnuclear

First recorded in 1950–55; non- + nuclear

how to pronounce nonnuclear

See nuclear.

Words nearby nonnuclear

non-naturalism, nonnegative, non-negotiable, Nonne's syndrome, nonnitrogenous, nonnuclear, non-nucleoside, nonny-nonny, no-no, nonobedience, nonobjective

How to use nonnuclear in a sentence

It is a Strategic Defense Initiative aimed ultimately at finding a nonnuclear defense against ballistic missiles.
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British Dictionary definitions for nonnuclear

non-nuclear

adjective

not of, concerned with, or operated by energy from fission or fusion of atomic nucleinon-nuclear weapons

not involving, concerned with, or possessing nuclear weaponsnon-nuclear states

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