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nondemolition

nondemolition

6.7
Not causing damage when checking something
  • adjective
  • Specialized
translation icon : no destructivo
  • The team used nondemolition testing to check the bridge's safety without harming its structure.

Examples

  • A nondemolition approach allowed the engineers to inspect the wall without removing any original material.

  • Preservationists prefer nondemolition methods when examining historic buildings.

  • The nondemolition project was approved!

  • The architect used a nondemolition approach for the renovation.

  • The team used nondemolition testing to check the bridge's safety without harming its structure.

  • Preservationists prefer nondemolition methods when examining historic buildings.

  • A nondemolition approach allowed the engineers to inspect the wall without removing any original material.

Synonyms

nondestructive
vsnondemolition
  • Specialized
1 4.4

Does not cause damage to the thing being tested

focuses on avoiding destruction and preserving the whole structure during inspection
noninjurious
vsnondemolition
3.9

Not likely to hurt people, animals, or things

is concerned specifically with preserving objects and structures from damage
non-intrusive
vsnondemolition
4.5

Not causing trouble or interrupting what people do

focuses on preventing physical damage rather than avoiding entry or disturbance

Antonyms

destructive
243 4.2

Causing great damage or harm

damaging
80 3.1

Likely to cause harm to a person or to their things

How Destructive

ruinous
10 7.0
destructive
243 4.2
nondemolition
  • Specialized
6.7
noninvasive
  • Specialized
4 4.2
harmless
231 1.0

Surface Forms

nondemolition positive

Morphology

nondemolition = demolition (transparent) = non + demolition

Meaning is directly derived from 'non' + 'demolition' (not causing demolition), a straightforward negative prefixation.

Etymology

The word nondemolition is made from non- ('not') and demolition ('tearing down' or 'destroying'). So nondemolition describes a method that 'does not destroy' something, for example a test that checks a bridge without harming its structure.