Nontechnical

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [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

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  nontechnical
       adj : 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: {untechnical}]
             [ant: {technical}]