humpback

[ huhmp-bak ]
/ ˈhʌmpˌbæk /

noun

a back that is humped in a convex position.
kyphosis.
the humpback whale.

Origin of humpback

First recorded in 1690–1700; apparently back formation from humpbacked

Words nearby humpback

humorous, humour, humoursome, hump, hump day, humpback, humpback salmon, humpback whale, humpbacked, humped, humped cattle

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British Dictionary definitions for humpback

humpback
/ (ˈhʌmpˌbæk) /

noun

another word for hunchback
Also called: humpback whale a large whalebone whale, Megaptera novaeangliae, closely related and similar to the rorquals but with a humped back and long flippers: family Balaenopteridae
a Pacific salmon, Oncorhynchus gorbuscha, the male of which has a humped back and hooked jaws
Also called: humpback bridge British a road bridge having a sharp incline and decline and usually a narrow roadway

Derived forms of humpback

humpbacked, adjective

Word Origin for humpback

C17: alteration of earlier crumpbacked, perhaps influenced by hunchback; perhaps related to Dutch homp lump

Medical definitions for humpback

humpback
[ hŭmp′băk′ ]

n.

kyphosis