nonatomic

adjective

non·​atom·​ic ˌnän-ə-ˈtä-mik 

: not atomic: such as

a

: not relating to, concerned with, or composed of atoms

Gerald Cleaver, professor and graduate program director in Baylorʼs department of physics, will present "Life on the Landscape," which will consider the place of the Earthʼs universe and the possibility of nonatomic-based (intelligent) life forms outside of it.

—The Waco (Texas) Tribune-Herald

b

: not relating to, being, or involving atomic weapons

nonatomic bombs/weapons

a nonatomic war

Word History

First Known Use

1841, in the meaning defined above