noncontacting

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

non- +‎ contacting

Adjective[edit]

noncontacting (not comparable)

  1. Not making contact.
    • 2016, Mirco Imlau, Hauke Bruening, Kay-Michael Voit, Juliane Tschentscher, Volker Dieckmann, “Riblet Sensor -- Light Scattering on Micro Structured Surface Coatings”, in arXiv[1]:
      We have shown that fast sampling is possible using noncontacting laser probing, and we have presented a working preliminary configuration for the sensor.