Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Of, relating to, or being a process that does not result in damage to the material under investigation or testing.
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- adjective that does not result in
destruction ordamage to the material under investigation
Etymologies
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Examples
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I don't think you could call it 'nondestructive testing' under any set of rules.
The Abode of Life Lee Correy 1990
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I don't think you could call it 'nondestructive testing' under any set of rules.
The Abode of Life Lee Correy 1990
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This is known as nondestructive editing, because all of the changes and effects you apply to your footage never affect the media itself.
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The NEH can fund "nondestructive" microfilming of newspapers only at considerably extra cost, but their budget is unlikely to be increased in the current political climate.
'Scare Tactics' Jones, Daniel P. 2001
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If you want it converted in a "nondestructive" way, you'll pay about $70.
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Including coverage of all the newest features of CS4 -- such as nondestructive corrections with the Adjustments panel, the new Vibrance adjustment layer, better Dodge and Burn tools, and enhanced Auto-Align and Auto-Blend panoramic features -- The Photoshop CS4 Book for Digital Photographers is full-color, graphically rich, and contains project-based examples of every key step in the digital photography process.
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Egyptians thus know the vast economic benefits of the nondestructive use of their archaeological past.
Larry Coben: Why Egyptians Preserve Their Cultural Heritage Larry Coben 2011
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In Iraq, there is no history of economically benefiting from tourism and other nondestructive uses.
Larry Coben: Why Egyptians Preserve Their Cultural Heritage Larry Coben 2011
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In Iraq, there is no history of economically benefiting from tourism and other nondestructive uses.
Larry Coben: Why Egyptians Preserve Their Cultural Heritage Larry Coben 2011
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Not indefinatly, but long enough to let the population fall to a truely sustainable, nondestructive level of around a billion or two.
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