nondestructive
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- adjective
- /ˌnɒndɪˈstrʌktɪv/
- Specialized
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no destructivo
- Using a nondestructive technique, the researchers were able to analyze the paintings without harming them.
- nondestructive testing
- nondestructive evaluation
- nondestructive technique
Examples
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Structural properties were determined using a nondestructive torsion test.
Academic text (1997) -
The use of MRI is highly advantageous for paleontologists, since it provides a nondestructive technique for examining fossils preserved over geologic time.
Academic text (2004) -
Next, the students will need to develop a nondestructive test to help assess the effectiveness of the various product models.
Academic text (2010) -
CO2 snow cleaning is a nondestructive process for removing particles.
Academic text (2004) -
We developed a nondestructive photographic sampling method to measure the size of 7,600 coral colonies.
Academic text (2009) -
A nondestructive test method was evaluated for in-place monitoring of the setting and strength development of UHPC.
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The engineers employed a nondestructive method to examine the bridge's structural integrity without causing any damage.
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The nondestructive testing equipment ensured that the historical artifacts remained intact during the inspection.
Synonyms
Not likely to hurt people, animals, or things
Not causing trouble or interrupting what people do
Antonyms
How Destructive
Surface Forms
Morphology
nondestructive = destructive (transparent) = non + destruct + ive
The word is formed by adding the productive negating prefix 'non-' to the adjective 'destructive', producing the straightforward meaning 'not causing damage'.
Etymology
Nondestructive breaks into non- 'not' and destruct 'to break apart', the same idea you see in the common word destroy. So, nondestructive describes a test or method that 'does not cause damage' to what is examined.