Definition of Nonthermal

1. Adjective. Not involving heat. "Nonthermal luminescence"

Partainyms: Heat
Antonyms: Thermal

Definition of Nonthermal

1. Adjective. Not thermal; not produced by heat ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Nonthermal

1. [adj]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Nonthermal

nontheistic
nontheists
nonthematic
nonthematically
nontheological
nontheologically
nontheorem
nontheorems
nontheoretical
nontheoretically
nontheories
nontheorist
nontheorists
nontheory
nontherapeutic
nonthermal (current term)
nonthermally
nonthermonuclear
nonthetic
nonthickened
nonthickening
nonthienopyridine
nonthienopyridines
nonthin
nonthinking
nonthixotropic
nonthoracic
nonthorium
nonthoroughbred
nonthreaded

Literary usage of Nonthermal

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

1. Dioxin Treatment Technologies by Florence Poillon (1994)
"nonthermal Treatment Technologies DECHLORINATION TECHNOLOGIES The ultimate objective of all dechlorination methods is to destroy or ..."

2. Alternative Medicine: Expanding Medical Horizons by DIANE Publishing Company (1995)
"All of the nonthermal applications of non- ionizing radiation are nonthermal in the biological sense. That is, they cause no significant heating of tissue. ..."

3. Philippine Water Supplies by George W. Heise, Abraham S. Behrman (1918)
"The waters are nonthermal and are not sufficiently mineralized to be classed as mineral ... Other sources are "Mainit," Naga, a thermal spring; a nonthermal ..."

4. A System of Physiologic Therapeutics: A Practical Exposition of the Methods by Solomon Solis-Cohen (1902)
"An alkaline, a saline, or an acid spring may be either thermal or nonthermal. A thermal water may belong to any one of the subordinate classes or their ..."

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