not containing or resembling or characteristic of a metal
“nonmetallic elements”
Word Forms
nonmetal
noun
a chemical element lacking typical metallic properties
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
nichtmetallisch
kein Metall enthält oder einem Metall ähnelt oder für dieses charakteristisch ist
🇫🇷French
non métallique
ne contenant pas, ne ressemblant pas à un métal ou ne présentant pas de caractéristiques
🇪🇸Spanish
no metálico
que no contiene ni se parece ni es característico de un metal
🇮🇹Italian
non metallico
non contenente, somigliante o caratteristico di un metallo
🇳🇱Dutch
niet-metaalachtig
geen metaal bevatten, erop lijken of kenmerkend zijn voor een metaal
🇵🇹Portuguese
não metálico
que não contenha, não se assemelhe ou seja característico de um metal
🇷🇺Russian
неметаллический
не содержащий, не напоминающий или не имеющий характеристик металла
India
🇮🇳Hindi
गैर धात्विक
किसी धातु से युक्त या सदृश या उसकी विशेषता न होना
🇧🇩Bengali
অধাতু
একটি ধাতু ধারণ বা অনুরূপ বা বৈশিষ্ট্য নয়
🇮🇳Tamil
உலோகமற்ற
ஒரு உலோகத்தைக் கொண்டிருக்கவில்லை அல்லது ஒத்திருக்கவில்லை அல்லது அதன் சிறப்பியல்பு
🇮🇳Telugu
నాన్మెటాలిక్
లోహాన్ని కలిగి ఉండదు లేదా పోలి ఉండదు లేదా లక్షణాన్ని కలిగి ఉండదు
🇮🇳Marathi
अधातू
धातूचे नसलेले किंवा सदृश किंवा वैशिष्ट्यपूर्ण नाही
🇮🇳Gujarati
બિનધાતુ
ધરાવતું નથી અથવા ધાતુ જેવું નથી અથવા તેની લાક્ષણિકતા નથી
🇮🇳Kannada
ಲೋಹವಲ್ಲದ
ಲೋಹವನ್ನು ಒಳಗೊಂಡಿಲ್ಲ ಅಥವಾ ಹೋಲುವ ಅಥವಾ ಗುಣಲಕ್ಷಣಗಳಿಲ್ಲ
🇮🇳Malayalam
നോൺമെറ്റാലിക്
ഒരു ലോഹത്തിൻ്റെ അംശമോ സാമ്യമോ സ്വഭാവമോ അല്ല
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਗੈਰ-ਧਾਤੂ
ਕਿਸੇ ਧਾਤ ਦੀ ਮੌਜੂਦਗੀ ਜਾਂ ਸਮਾਨਤਾ ਜਾਂ ਗੁਣ ਨਹੀਂ
🇵🇰Urdu
غیر دھاتی
دھات پر مشتمل یا مشابہت یا خصوصیت نہیں ہے۔
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
非金属的
不含金属、不类似金属或不具有金属特性
🇯🇵Japanese
非金属
金属を含まない、金属に似ていない、または金属の特徴がない
🇰🇷Korean
비금속
금속을 함유하지 않거나 금속과 유사하지 않거나 특징이 없음
🇻🇳Vietnamese
phi kim loại
không chứa hoặc giống hoặc có đặc tính của kim loại
🇹🇭Thai
อโลหะ
ไม่มีหรือคล้ายหรือมีลักษณะเฉพาะของโลหะ
🇮🇩Indonesian
bukan logam
tidak mengandung atau menyerupai atau berkarakteristik suatu logam
🇵🇭Filipino
hindi metal
hindi naglalaman o kahawig o katangian ng isang metal
🇲🇾Malay
bukan logam
tidak mengandungi atau menyerupai atau ciri logam
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
غير معدني
لا تحتوي على معدن أو تشبهه أو تتميز به
🇮🇷Persian
غیر فلزی
که حاوی یا شبیه یا مشخصه فلز نباشد
🇹🇷Turkish
metalik olmayan
bir metal içermeyen veya metale benzemeyen veya karakteristik özelliği olmayan
🇮🇱Hebrew
לא מתכתי
לא מכיל או דומה או מאפיין מתכת
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'nonmetallic'?
The primary meaning of 'nonmetallic' is 'not containing or resembling or characteristic of a metal'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'nonmetallic' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'nonmetallic' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'nonmetallic' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'nonmetallic' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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