nonconform
English
Etymology
Noun
nonconform (plural nonconforms)
- A manufactured product, etc. that fails to conform to the required standards.
- 2006, William D. Mawby, Integrating Inspection Management Into Your Quality Improvement System (page 57)
- Within a particular batch there are a number of nonconforms sprinkled in some unknown way […]
- 2006, William D. Mawby, Integrating Inspection Management Into Your Quality Improvement System (page 57)
Verb
nonconform (third-person singular simple present nonconforms, present participle nonconforming, simple past and past participle nonconformed)
- (intransitive) To fail or refuse to conform; to differ.
- 2006, Ralph L. Rosnow, Donald A. Hantula, Advances in social and organizational psychology (page 299)
- Where an individual fails to live up to expectancies, i.e. nonconforms, he (or she) loses credits, but may maintain some appropriate level of credits by continuing to be perceived as a contributor to the fulfillment of the goals of the group.
- 2007, Anthony R. Pratkanis, The Science of Social Influence (page 195)
- Here, the influencee nonconforms by actively rebelling against influence.
- 2006, Ralph L. Rosnow, Donald A. Hantula, Advances in social and organizational psychology (page 299)