nonclassical

[ non-klas-i-kuh l ]
/ nɒnˈklæs ɪ kəl /

adjective

not classical or contrary to classical precepts.
Physics. pertaining to a law, theory, or observation that cannot be expressed or understood in terms of Newtonian physics.

Origin of nonclassical

First recorded in 1925–30; non- + classical

OTHER WORDS FROM nonclassical

non·clas·si·cal·ly, adverb

Words nearby nonclassical

noncellulosic, nonchalance, nonchalant, nonchromaffin paraganglioma, nonchromosomal, nonclassical, noncling, noncognitivism, noncollegiate, noncom, noncom.