Definition of Nonretractable

1. Adjective. Not capable of being retracted.

Exact synonyms: Nonretractile
Antonyms: Retractile

Definition of Nonretractable

1. Adjective. Not retractable. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Nonretractable

nonrestrictiveness
nonresumptive
nonresurgent
nonretail
nonretailer
nonretailers
nonretailing
nonretaliatory
nonretarded
nonretentive
nonreticulate
nonretinal
nonretired
nonretirement
nonretouched
nonretractable (current term)
nonretractile
nonretracting
nonretroactive
nonretroactivity
nonretroflex
nonretrograde
nonretroreflective
nonretroviral
nonreturn
nonreturnable
nonreturnables
nonreturned
nonreturner
nonreturners

Literary usage of Nonretractable

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

1. Telecommunications: Status of Research on the Safety of Cellular Telephones by DIANE Publishing Company (1995)
"... cellular telephone; it is characterized by a bulky body and a nonretractable antenna It is heavier than most of the newer portabl cellular telephones. ..."

2. A Review of Copepoda Associated with Sea Anemones and Anemone-like Forms by Arthur Grover Humes (1982)
"... 2) Anemonia has long nonretractable tentacles hanging down over the column where the copepod normally lives and offering protection for the copepod, ..."

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