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roundback

roundback noun: kyphosis.

Noun

roundback (countable and uncountable, plural roundbacks)

  1. (uncountable) Kyphosis.
    • In fact, when specifically asked, the child can often actively correct this postural roundback.1993, Vernon T. Tolo, Beverly P. Wood, Pediatric orthopaedics in primary care, volume 653, page 97
  2. (countable) A kind of mandolin having a rounded back.

Adjective

roundback (not comparable)

  1. Of furniture: having a curved back.
    • On his right and left are the guests of honor Ying Boujue and Xie Xida, and opposite him is Han Daoguo, the manager of his silk shop. The guests all sit on roundback chairs with no footstools.2001, Sarah Handler, Austere Luminosity of Chinese Classical Furniture, page 192

Synonyms of roundback

Forms of roundback

pluralroundbacks

Origin of roundback

From round + back.

Questions about roundback

What does roundback mean?
Roundback means kyphosis.
What part of speech is roundback?
Roundback can be a noun or an adjective.
What is the plural of roundback?
The plural of roundback is roundbacks.

Words near roundback in the dictionary

  1. roundabouting
  2. roundaboutly
  3. roundaboutness
  4. roundabouts
  5. roundarm
  6. roundback
  7. roundbacks
  8. roundball
  9. roundballer
  10. roundballers
  11. rounde

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