nonback

English

Etymology

non- +‎ back

Adjective

nonback (not comparable)

1. (phonetics) Not back; not produced at the back of the mouth.
   • 1982, John J McCarthy, Formal problems in semitic phonology and morphology:

     Therefore these facts are doubly anomalous, since they have not only gemination after a nonback vowel but also after a vowel that is stressed.

2. (medicine) Not of or pertaining to the back (rear side of the body).
   • 1973, Lawrence W Friedmann, Lawrence Galton, Freedom From Backaches:

     As we have noted, back pain may stem from many nonback conditions, including peptic ulcer, prostate disease, kidney disease, retroverted uterus...

Anagrams

• Bannock, bannock