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Nonelectric

Nonelectric \Non`e*lec"tric\, Nonelectrical \Non`e*lec"tric*al\, a.

  1. Not electric; conducting electricity. [archaic]

  2. Not powered by electricity; -- of machines, tools, or devices.

Nonelectric

Nonelectric \Non`e*lec"tric\, n. (Physics) A substance that is not an insulator (i. e., an electric); that which transmits electricity, as a metal; a conductor.

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nonelectric

a. 1 Not electric; not operated by electricity. 2 Not capable of conducting electricity.

Usage examples of "nonelectric".

PE4 explosive, safety fuse, grip switches, nonelectric and electric dets, timers, and det cord.

We sent for eight hundred pounds of TNT, three hundred feet of cord, five hundred feet of wire, safety fuzes, friction tape, a long rope, electric and nonelectric caps, firing reel, an exploder, twelve bags of sand, cap crimpers, and fuze lighters.

The nonelectric ones that wed be using for the compromise device are initiated by the safety fuse burning into them, and cannot be tested.