nonmetallic
adjective
non·me·tal·lic
ˌnän-mə-ˈta-lik 
1
: not metallic
2
: of, relating to, or being a nonmetal
Examples of nonmetallic in a Sentence
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Scrub with a wet, stiff-bristle nylon or other nonmetallic brush.
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Jeanne Huber, Washington Post, 17 Nov. 2023
Origins of the trend Ask carmakers, designers and color experts about the origins of the nonmetallic paint trend, and you’ll be inundated with high-concept theories. Drury, director of insights for Edmunds, believes the earth tones phenomenon may stem from car tuner subculture.
—Daniel Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Mar. 2023
Bill limits how local governments can regulate quarries The bill would also limit how nonmetallic quarries can be regulated by local governments.
—Alison Dirr, Journal Sentinel, 2 May 2023
Airsoft pistols shoot nonmetallic pellets.
—Washington Post, 14 Apr. 2021
So, Feresten is eagerly awaiting his next Porsche done up in a nonmetallic paint: a 718 Cayman GT4 RS in Oslo Blue.
—Daniel Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Mar. 2023
Four of the ten carload commodity groups are up for the year, including coal, farm products (excluding grain and food), motor vehicles and parts, as well as nonmetallic minerals.
—Charles Rotblut, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2023
Next, Parker hopes to harness the way moths shimmer gold and silver to make nonmetallic paints, and to learn from the flamboyant cuttlefish how to make objects change color like chameleons.
—Tomas Weber, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Dec. 2022
When a ferrite—a nonmetallic material with magnetic properties—is subject to a constant magnetic field, its molecules sustain tiny circulating currents that rotate with a handedness determined by the magnetic field orientation.
—Andrea Alù, Scientific American, 3 Oct. 2022
Jeanne Huber, Washington Post, 17 Nov. 2023
Origins of the trend Ask carmakers, designers and color experts about the origins of the nonmetallic paint trend, and you’ll be inundated with high-concept theories. Drury, director of insights for Edmunds, believes the earth tones phenomenon may stem from car tuner subculture.
—Daniel Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Mar. 2023
Bill limits how local governments can regulate quarries The bill would also limit how nonmetallic quarries can be regulated by local governments.
—Alison Dirr, Journal Sentinel, 2 May 2023
Airsoft pistols shoot nonmetallic pellets.
—Washington Post, 14 Apr. 2021
So, Feresten is eagerly awaiting his next Porsche done up in a nonmetallic paint: a 718 Cayman GT4 RS in Oslo Blue.
—Daniel Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Mar. 2023
Four of the ten carload commodity groups are up for the year, including coal, farm products (excluding grain and food), motor vehicles and parts, as well as nonmetallic minerals.
—Charles Rotblut, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2023
Next, Parker hopes to harness the way moths shimmer gold and silver to make nonmetallic paints, and to learn from the flamboyant cuttlefish how to make objects change color like chameleons.
—Tomas Weber, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Dec. 2022
When a ferrite—a nonmetallic material with magnetic properties—is subject to a constant magnetic field, its molecules sustain tiny circulating currents that rotate with a handedness determined by the magnetic field orientation.
—Andrea Alù, Scientific American, 3 Oct. 2022
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nonmetallic
adjective
non·me·tal·lic
ˌnän-mə-ˈtal-ik
1
: not metallic
2
: of, relating to, or being a nonmetal
Medical Definition
nonmetallic
adjective
non·me·tal·lic
ˌnän-mə-ˈtal-ik
1
: not metallic
2
: of, relating to, or being a nonmetal
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