'nontechnical' definitions:
Definition of 'nontechnical'
From: WordNet
adjective
Not characteristic of or skilled in applied arts and sciences; "nontechnical aspects of the job"; "nontechnical training"; "an untechnical reader"; "in clear effective nontechnical language" [syn: nontechnical, untechnical] [ant: technical]
Definition of 'nontechnical'
From: GCIDE
- nontechnical \nontechnical\ adj.
- 1. not characteristic of or skilled in applied arts and sciences; as, nontechnical aspects of the job; nontechnical training. Opposite of technical.
- Syn: untechnical. [WordNet 1.5]
- 2. comprehensible to the general public; not requiring specialized training to be understood; as, written for the popular press in plain nontechnical language.
- Syn: lay, plain, popular, unspecialized, untechnical. [WordNet 1.5] nontelescopic