nonrenewable natural resource definition
Non-renewable resource. Definition. noun. A type of natural resource that cannot be replenished or takes time for nature to produce or replenish in order to sustain the rate of consumption. Supplement. Example of non-renewable resource is the fossil fuel. Depending on the rate of use a renewable resource may also become a non-renewable such as the consumption of water. Compare: renewable resource. See also: natural resource. Please contribute to this project, if you have more information about this term feel free to edit this page.