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Nomenclator

One who calls persons or things by their names.

Nomic

Customary; ordinary; -- applied to the usual English spelling, in distinction from strictly phonetic methods. Nomic spelling.

Nominalism

The principles or philosophy of the Nominalists.

Nominalist

One of a sect of philosophers in the Middle Ages, who adopted the opinion of Roscelin, that general conceptions, or universals, exist in name only.

Nominalize

To convert into a noun; as, a nominalized sentence; a nominalized adjective or verb.

Nominally

In a nominal manner; by name; in name only; not in reality.

Nominative

Giving a name; naming; designating; -- said of that case or form of a noun which stands as the subject of a finite verb. The nominative case.

Nominee

A person named, or designated, by another, to any office, duty, or position; one nominated, or proposed, by others for office or for election to office. One remains a nominee until one has been elected or has assumed the office.

Nomocracy

Government in accordance with a system of law.

Nomography

A treatise on laws; an exposition of the form proper for laws.

Nomopelmous

Having a separate and simple tendon to flex the first toe, or hallux, as do passerine birds.

Non

No; not. See No, a.

Non-

A prefix used in the sense of not; un-; in-; as in nonattention, or non-attention, nonconformity, nonmetallic, nonsuit.

non-discriminatory

Fair and unbiased; not discriminating; not biased against a particular group or type of person.

Non-ego

The union of being and relation as distinguished from, and contrasted with, the ego. See Ego.

Non-Episcopal

Not Episcopal; not pertaining to the Episcopal church or system.

Non-feasance

An omission or neglect to do something, esp. that which ought to have been done. Cf. Malfeasance.

non-finite

Infinitive, uninflected; -- of verbs. Opposite of finite.

non-issue

the state of something that has outlived its relevance.

non-party nonparty

not based upon or representing political parties; as, a nonparty regime.

non-profit-making

not commercially motivated; not profit-making; nonprofit; not for profit.

Non-pros

To decline or fail to prosecute; to allow to be dropped (said of a suit); to enter judgment against (a plaintiff who fails to prosecute); as, the plaintiff was non-prossed.

non-standard nonstandard

varying from or not adhering to a standard; as, nonstandard windows; envelopes of nonstandard sizes; non-standard lengths of board cost more per foot. Opposite of standard.

non-stick nonstick

permitting easy removal of adherent food particles; -- of surfaces, especially of cooking utensils; as, a frying pan with a nonstick surface.

non-U

Not characteristic of the upper classes especially in language use.

non-verbal nonverbal

Involving little or no use of language; as, gestures are a form of nonverbal communication.

Nona

The Fate who spins the thread of life; counterpart of Greek Clotho.

Nonacid

Destitute of acid properties; hence, basic; metallic; positive; -- said of certain atoms and radicals.

Nonaerobiotic

Capable of living without atmospheric oxygen; anaerobic.

Nonage

Time of life before a person becomes of age; legal immaturity; minority.

Nonaged

Having the quality of nonage; being a minor; immature.

Nonagesimal

The middle or highest point of the part of the ecliptic which is at any given moment above the horizon. It is the ninetieth degree of the ecliptic, reckoned from the points in which it is intersected by the horizon.

Nonagon

A plane figure or polygon having nine sides and nine angles.

Nonagrian

Any moth of the genus Nonagria and allied genera, as the spindleworm and stalk borer.

Nonalienation

Failure to alienate; also, the state of not being alienated.

Nonane

One of a group of metameric hydrocarbons C9H20 of the paraffin series; -- so called because of the nine carbon atoms in the molecule. Normal nonane is a colorless volatile liquid, an ingredient of ordinary kerosene.

Nonappearance

Default of appearance, as in court, to prosecute or defend; failure to appear.

Nonappointment

Neglect of making appointment; failure to receive an appointment.

nonarboreal

not arboreal; not living in trees; -- of animals. Opposite of arboreal.

Nonattendance

A failure to attend; omission of attendance; nonappearance.

nonbearing

supporting no vertical weight other than its own; -- of a structural member; as, a non-bearing wall.

noncarbonated

not having supersaturated carbon dioxide in solution; not carbonated; -- of beverages.

Nonce

The one or single occasion; the present call or purpose; -- chiefly used in the phrase for the nonce, i. e. for the present time.

noncellular

Not made up of or divided into cells. Opposite of cellular.

Nonchalantly

In a nonchalant, indifferent, or careless manner; coolly.

Nonclaim

A failure to make claim within the time limited by law; omission of claim.

noncom

A noncommissioned officer; a military officer appointed from enlisted personnel.

Noncombatant

Any person connected with an army, or within the lines of an army, who does not make it his business to fight, as any one of the medical officers and their assistants, chaplains, and others; also, any of the citizens of a place occupied by an army; also, any one holding a similar position with respect to the navy.

noncombustible

Not combustible; not able to burn; as, drapery should be made of noncombustible materials. Opposite of combustible.

noncommercial

not connected with or engaged in commercial enterprises. Opposite of commercial.

noncommital

Not expressing a preference; as, although favoring European unity he was noncommittal about the form it should take.

Noncommittal

A state of not being committed or pledged; forbearance or refusal to commit one's self. Also used adjectively.

Noncondensible

Not condensible; incapable of being liquefied; -- said of gases.

Noncondensing

Not condensing; discharging the steam from the cylinder at a pressure nearly equal to or above that of the atmosphere and not into a condenser.

Nonconducting

Not conducting; nonconductive; not transmitting a fluid or force; -- used especially of electric current; thus, in electricity, wax is a nonconducting substance.

Nonconduction

The quality of not being able to conduct or transmit; failure to conduct.

Nonconductor

A substance which does not conduct, that is, convey or transmit, heat, electricity, sound, vibration, or the like, or which transmits them with difficulty; an insulator; as, wool is a nonconductor of heat; glass and dry wood are nonconductors of electricity.

Nonconforming

Not conforming; declining conformity; especially, not conforming to the established church of a country.

Nonconformist

One who does not conform to an established church; especially, one who does not conform to the established church of England; a dissenter.

Nonconformity

Neglect or failure of conformity; especially, in England, the neglect or refusal to unite with the established church in its rites and modes of worship.

Nonconstat

It does not appear; it is not plain or clear; it does not follow.

Noncontagious

Not contagious; not catching; not communicable by contact.

Noncontent

One who gives a negative vote; -- sometimes abridged into noncon. or non con.

noncurrent

Not current or belonging to the present time. Opposite of current.

noncyclic

not occurring in cycles; not cyclic. Opposite of cyclic.

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