nonconformance
- noun
- /ˌnɒn.kənˈfɔːr.məns/
- Specialized
:
no conformidad
- Failure to maintain nonconformance to the established guidelines can result in penalties.
Examples
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Problem solving is constrained by the nonconformance of political and hydrological boundaries, and the public is unwilling to recognize and pay appropriately for the development and use of water.
Academic text (1991) -
Elements include monitoring and measurement; nonconformance; corrective and preventative action; records; and internal audits.
Academic text (1999) -
This is called the price of nonconformance.
Fiction book (1997) -
This expense is a price of nonconformance.
Fiction book (1997) -
The attainment of adult privileges through nonconformance to norms and freedom from adult surveillance is at the core of covert conduct problems.
Academic text (2003) -
This element includes information on how nonconformance and corrective actions are handled, examination of record-keeping procedures, and information on how internal EMS audits are performed.
Academic text (2004) -
174. Two of the candidates eventually used by the EPA, nonconformance penalties for vehicle emissions and emergency exemptions from pesticide regulations, demonstrate both the advantages and the challenges of negotiated rulemaking.
Academic text (1997) -
The company faced serious repercussions due to the nonconformance with safety regulations.
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The report highlighted several instances of nonconformance in the manufacturing process that need to be addressed.
Synonyms
7
7.7
Failure to follow a rule, order, or request
2
7.7
Not following accepted social and religious rules
1
8.1
A situation where a place does not meet official air quality standards
1
7.1
A state when people or rules do not allow something
1
8.6
Not following a rule, instruction, or prescribed medicine
1
5.7
Actions that do not follow social rules or accepted ways
Not following usual rules or accepted practices
A way of behaving that does not follow accepted customs or usual standards
Not following a law, rule, or custom
The failure to obey a rule or law
When something does not agree with rules or expectations
The state of not following usual rules or expected ways
A state when something is not good enough for rules or standards
Antonyms
How Conforming
- Specialized
1
6.4
171
5.0
- Specialized
7
7.7
418
4.1
- Formal
24
7.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
nonconformance = conformance (semi-transparent) = non + conform + ance
The word is built straightforwardly as 'non-' plus 'conformance', but the base noun is somewhat technical, so the whole form is only moderately transparent.
Etymology
Nonconformance is built from non- 'not' and conform 'to be the same or follow a rule'. So nonconformance is literally 'not following the usual form', which is why it means not meeting standards or rules.