Meanings
nounroundback (countable and uncountable, plural roundbacks)
plural roundbacks
- uncountableKyphosis.
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
adjectiveroundback (not comparable)
- not comparableOf 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 & antonyms
nounA kind of mandolin having a rounded back.
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