from
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
nontechnical \nontechnical\ 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] nontelescopic