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- adjective Not
penetrating .
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Examples
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Brown said blunt force trauma involves "nonpenetrating" injuries such as concussions, contusions, lacerations, broken bones and abrasions, which are distinguished from penetrating wounds inflicted by stabbing or shooting.
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The study used a new kind of nonpenetrating microelectrode that sits on the brain without poking into it.
ACM TechNews 2010
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The study used a new kind of nonpenetrating microelectrode that sits on the brain without poking into it.
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The study used a new kind of nonpenetrating microelectrode that sits on the brain without poking into it.
ACM TechNews 2010
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The study used a new kind of nonpenetrating microelectrode that sits on the brain without poking into it.
ACM TechNews 2010
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The study used a new kind of nonpenetrating microelectrode that sits on the brain without poking into it.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010
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Consider going to see a treatment and having a close look at the needle, or, if you have a real phobia, choose the nonpenetrating form of the therapy (toyohari) mentioned earlier.
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M5 Modular Crowd Control Munition, with a range of 30 meters "is similar in operation to a claymore mine, but it delivers ... a strong, nonpenetrating blow to the body with multiple sub-munitions (600 rubber balls)."
Robocops Come to Pittsburgh...and Bring the Latest Weaponry with Them 2009
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M5 Modular Crowd Control Munition, with a range of 30 meters "is similar in operation to a claymore mine, but it delivers … a strong, nonpenetrating blow to the body withmultiple sub-munitions (600 rubber balls)."
With Shot and Shell or "Modular Crowd Control Munitions" - We Must Bend to Empire's Will 2008
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The end points are defined, metaphorically, by an intense, focussed-down-to-a-pinprick, highly penetrating “thoughtbeam” at the high end and a soft, diffuse, nonpenetrating beam at the low.
The Muse in the Machine David Gelernter 1994
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