nonspecialist

Examples

• All

• I have chosen to omit diacritical marks for Sanskrit terms in order to make this essay more legible to nonspecialist readers

  Academic text (2008)

• Our dialogues will need to focus on topics suitable for an educated but nonspecialist audience.

  Academic text (2011)

• The pupils with the nonspecialist teachers were playing more global ball games, where not all children were actively involved.

  Academic text (1995)

• The fourteen nonspecialist teachers were asked to give one 20-minute lesson to their own class of children.

  Academic text (1995)

• The instructional behavior of the specialist and the nonspecialist teachers was characterized by a general information content.

  Academic text (1995)

• Deans of leading engineering schools were surveyed to determine the level of environmental curriculum offered to nonspecialist engineering students.

  Academic text (1998)

• A related issue, which arose early in the project's formulation, was whether the report should include only those indicators that a nonspecialist audience would already be familiar with.

  Academic text (2003)

• Roughly 20 percent of our list consists of trade books—that is, books for a broad, nonspecialist audience, whether written by scholars or others," says Alan G. Thomas, editorial director of humanities and social sciences for the press.

  Academic text (2011)

• The lecture was designed for a nonspecialist audience to help them understand basic concepts in science.

• He explained the topic clearly, ensuring even nonspecialist listeners could follow along.

Synonyms

U

unskilled

vsnonspecialist

11 1.9

A job that does not need special training

describes lack of subject expertise rather than low job ability

N

nontechnical

vsnonspecialist

1 3.5

Easy to understand for people without special training

refers to people without subject expertise rather than only simplifying terms

U

unspecialized

vsnonspecialist

1 5.4

Not made for one special purpose and useful in many ways

focuses on people lacking knowledge or training rather than design features

N

nonspecialized

vsnonspecialist

4.1

Not limited to one area or skill and useful in many situations

applies to lack of required subject expertise rather than broad scope

Antonyms

S

specialist

352 3.9

A person who knows a lot about one area of work or study

E

expert

3 3.5

Very skilled and knowing a lot about a particular area

How Specialized

expert

3 3.5

specialized

• US

70 5.4

nonspecialist

4.4

general

∞ 1.0

unspecialized

1 5.4

Surface Forms

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Etymology