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

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

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Example sentences from the Web for humpback

Humpback whales are seasonal migrants found in all of the world's oceans.
Humpback Whales in Glacier Bay National Monument, Alaska|United States Department of Commerce, Marine Mammal Commission
The whalebone from the humpback is in little demand, growing but two feet long, and is of inferior quality.
Seven Legs Across the Seas|Samuel Murray
He had made tremendous inroads on Folly Bay's take of coho and humpback.
Poor Man's Rock|Bertrand W. Sinclair
The humpback reached the place, and hid himself precisely where his companion had.
Italian Popular Tales|Thomas Frederick Crane

But this humpback—he never had wanted to have anything to do with him, and now certainly not.
Men in War|Andreas Latzko

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

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Medical definitions for humpback

humpback

[ hŭmp′băk′ ]

n.

kyphosis

单词	humpback
释义	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 humorist, humorous, humour, humoursome, hump, humpback, humpbacked, humpback salmon, humpback whale, hump day, humped Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for humpback Humpback whales are seasonal migrants found in all of the world's oceans. Humpback Whales in Glacier Bay National Monument, Alaska\|United States Department of Commerce, Marine Mammal Commission The whalebone from the humpback is in little demand, growing but two feet long, and is of inferior quality. Seven Legs Across the Seas\|Samuel Murray He had made tremendous inroads on Folly Bay's take of coho and humpback. Poor Man's Rock\|Bertrand W. Sinclair The humpback reached the place, and hid himself precisely where his companion had. Italian Popular Tales\|Thomas Frederick Crane But this humpback—he never had wanted to have anything to do with him, and now certainly not. Men in War\|Andreas Latzko 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 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for humpback humpback [ hŭmp′băk′ ] n. kyphosis The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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