Nonliving: meaning, definitions and examples

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nonliving

 

[ nษ’nหˆlษชvษชล‹ ]

Adjective / Noun
Context #1 | Adjective

description

Not having life; not alive; inanimate. Not involving or requiring the use of living organisms. Not showing the characteristics associated with living organisms.

Synonyms

dead, inanimate, lifeless

Examples of usage

  • It is important to distinguish between living and nonliving things in biology.
  • Nonliving organisms include rocks, water, and air.
  • The experiment was designed to study the interactions between living and nonliving components of the ecosystem.
Context #2 | Noun

science

An object or entity that is not alive or does not possess life. In scientific contexts, refers to things that do not exhibit the characteristics of living organisms.

Synonyms

inanimate object, lifeless entity, lifeless matter

Examples of usage

  • The study focused on the interactions between living and nonliving elements in the ecosystem.
  • Nonliving matter includes minerals, gases, and soil particles.

Translations

Translations of the word "nonliving" in other languages:

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น nรฃo vivo

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ เคจเคฟเคฐเฅเคœเฅ€เคต

๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช leblos

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ tak hidup

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ะฝะตะถะธะฒะธะน

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ nieลผywy

๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต ้ž็”Ÿ็‰ฉ

๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท inanimรฉ

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ inanimado

๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท cansฤฑz

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท ๋ฌด์ƒ๋ฌผ

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ุบูŠุฑ ุญูŠ

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ neลพivรฝ

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ neลพivรฝ

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ ้ž็”Ÿ็‰ฉ

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ neลพiv

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ ekki lifandi

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟ ั‚ั–ั€ัˆั–ะปั–ะบัั–ะท

๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ช แƒฃแƒชแƒฎแƒ

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟ canlฤฑ olmayan

๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ inanimado

Etymology

The term 'nonliving' originated from the combination of the prefix 'non-' meaning 'not' and 'living', indicating something that is not alive or lacks life. The concept of nonliving entities is fundamental in various fields of study, such as biology, ecology, and chemistry, to distinguish between living organisms and inanimate objects. Understanding the distinction between living and nonliving things is crucial for scientific research and classification.

See also: enliven, live, livelihood, liveliness, lively, liver, livestock, livestream, living.