Definition of Nonconductive

1. Adjective. Not able to conduct heat or electricity or sound.

Exact synonyms: Non-conducting, Nonconducting
Antonyms: Conductive

Definition of Nonconductive

1. Adjective. Not conductive (of heat, sound, electricity etc.) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Nonconductive

1. [adj]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Nonconductive

nonconcurring
nonconcurs
nonconcussed
noncondemning
noncondensable
noncondensate
noncondensed
noncondensible
noncondensing
nonconditional
nonconditionally
nonconditioned
nonconducting
nonconduction
nonconductive (current term)
nonconductivity
nonconductor
nonconductors
nonconference
nonconfessing
nonconfession
nonconfessional
nonconfessions
nonconfidence
nonconfidences
nonconfident
nonconfidential
nonconfigurable
nonconfined

Literary usage of Nonconductive

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Operative Gynecologic Laparoscopy: Principles and Techniques by Camran Nezhat (2000)
"Instead of two conductors separated by a nonconductor, the conductive active electrode is covered by nonconductive insulation surrounded by the ..."

2. Manual of First-Aid Practices for School Bus Drivers by William R. Nesbitt (1998)
"The stick or board should be wrapped with several thick layers of dry clothing or some other nonconductive material. A rubber mat makes an excellent ..."

3. Safety and Health Requirements Manual: U. S. Army Corps of Engineers edited by Robert H. Griffin (1999)
"Class C fire: a fire involving energized electrical equipment where safety to the employee requires the use of electrically nonconductive extinguishing ..."

4. Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States: Annotated for Statistical ...edited by Stephen Koplan, Deanna Tanner Okun edited by Stephen Koplan, Deanna Tanner Okun (2006)
"... made from electrically nonconductive continuous fiberglass filaments 9 microns in diameter to 11 microns in diameter and impregnated with resorcinol ..."

5. Electrical Papers by Oliver Heaviside (1894)
"In a nonconductive dielectric let the impressed electric force be such that its curl is confined to a cylinder of radius a, in which it is uniformly ..."

6. Experimental Engineering and Manual for Testing by Rolla Clinton Carpenter, Herman Diederichs (1911)
"For the method of constructing nonconductive walls, see any good book on Refrigeration.* If a block of any material is exposed to a certain temperature ..."

7. Sea and Land: Features of Coasts and Oceans, with Special Reference to the by Nathaniel Southgate Shaler (1895)
"A yet more important effect is produced by the nonconductive influence of these plants. When in freezing weather the rocks are laid bare, this coating of ..."

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