nonconformance
nonconformance · nonconformances
Failure to conformFailure to conform.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)Failure to conform.
The focus for preventive actions is to avoid creating nonconformances, but also commonly includes improvements in efficiency.
failure to conform to accepted standards of behavior
Origin
From non- + conformance.From non- + conformance.
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Forms
plural: nonconformances| Singular | nonconformance |
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regular
Synonyms
2 synonymsClose in meaning
- failure to conform to accepted standards of behavior:nonconformity
- a lack of orthodoxy in thoughts or beliefs:nonconformitynonconformism
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable