Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Not electric; conducting electricity: now disused.
  • noun A substance that is not an electric, or one that transmits electricity, as metals.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective archaic Not electric; conducting electricity.
  • adjective Not powered by electricity; -- of machines, tools, or devices.
  • noun (Physics), archaic A substance that is not an insulator (i. e., an electric); that which transmits electricity, as a metal; a conductor.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • adjective Not electric; not operated by electricity.
  • adjective Not capable of conducting electricity.

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Examples

  • To supply his traveling gear, Mr. Hurt, 59 years old, enlisted the Coleman Co., which provided him with a sleeping bag, tent and nonelectric coffee maker, as well as $2,500.

    This Book Brought to You by... Erica Orden 2011

  • Some cynics—citing his relative anonymity and his, well, nonelectric personal style—will scoff.

    Minnesota's Dark Horse Catches Some Big Breaks Gerald F. Seib 2011

  • Outfitted with a battery and motor, electric bikes weigh as much as 20 pounds more than their nonelectric counterparts.

    The Best In… 2011

  • I have been a devotee of my nonelectric Chemex drip coffeemaker for decades, but most people I know prefer an electric coffeemaker.

    The City Cook Kate McDonough 2010

  • The nonelectric coolers instead use natural gas (or some other source of heat) to boil a special liquid, a lithium bromide solution, and when the vapors from that solution condense, they cool whatever is near them.

    Mr. Zhang Builds His Dream Town 2007

  • Compared with typical compression systems, nonelectric air-conditioning as Broad makes it will always require less energy per unit of cooling, because when energy is converted from one form to another, some of it is lost.

    Mr. Zhang Builds His Dream Town 2007

  • Compared with typical compression systems, nonelectric air-conditioning as Broad makes it will always require less energy per unit of cooling, because when energy is converted from one form to another, some of it is lost.

    Mr. Zhang Builds His Dream Town 2007

  • He states that the “nonelectric coolers … boil a special liquid, a lithium bromide solution, and when the vapors from that solution condense, they cool whatever is near them.”

    Letters to the Editor 2007

  • The nonelectric coolers instead use natural gas (or some other source of heat) to boil a special liquid, a lithium bromide solution, and when the vapors from that solution condense, they cool whatever is near them.

    Mr. Zhang Builds His Dream Town 2007

  • He states that the “nonelectric coolers … boil a special liquid, a lithium bromide solution, and when the vapors from that solution condense, they cool whatever is near them.”

    Letters to the Editor 2007

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