(adj) not characteristic of or skilled in applied arts and sciences, Syn. untechnical, Ant. technical, Example:nontechnical aspects of the job; nontechnical training; an untechnical reader; in clear effective nontechnical language
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53 Collaborative International Dictionary (GCIDE)
adj. 1. not characteristic of or skilled in applied arts and sciences; as, nontechnical aspects of the job; nontechnical training. Opposite of technical. Syn. -- untechnical. [ WordNet 1.5 ]
2. comprehensible to the general public; not requiring specialized training to be understood; as, written for the popular press in plain nontechnical language. Syn. -- lay, plain, popular, unspecialized, untechnical. [ WordNet 1.5 ]