nontechnical

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nontechnical - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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

nontechnical - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  nontechnical
      adj 1: 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:
             nontechnical, untechnical] [ant: technical]