🏠 Rounded shape 🚢 Arched surface

turtleback

1 6.4

Having a rounded, curved shape like a turtle shell

adjective
/ˈtɜːrtəlˌbæk/

: en forma de caparazón

The architect designed a turtleback roof to help rainwater run off easily.

Examples

The old bridge had a turtleback shape that made it stand out from the others.
We climbed the turtleback hill, enjoying the gentle curve beneath our feet.
The roof was designed with a turtleback shape.
Many buildings in the city feature turtleback roofs.
The architect designed a turtleback roof to help rainwater run off easily.
We climbed the turtleback hill, enjoying the gentle curve beneath our feet.
The old bridge had a turtleback shape that made it stand out from the others.

Synonyms

turtlelike

vsturtleback

1 4.8

Having the slow movement or rounded shape of a turtle

focuses on an arched shell shape rather than broad similarity

round-backed

vsturtleback

1 5.9

Having a rounded back and shoulders, not straight

describes an arched shell like shape specifically not general rounding

Antonyms

flat

414 1.0

Level and even without parts higher or lower

straight

386 1.0

In a direct line without curves or bends

How Curved

turtleback

1 6.4

arched

13 3.2

rounded

45 2.4

curved

50 1.0

flat

414 1.0

Surface Forms

turtleback positive

Morphology

turtleback = turtle + back (transparent) = turtle + back

Direct compound of 'turtle' + 'back' where the meaning is a surface shaped like a turtle's shell, so learners can infer the sense from the parts.

Etymology

Turtleback comes from turtle and back, meaning 'the back of a turtle'. The image of a turtle's rounded shell helps you remember that as an adjective it describes something with a curved, shell-like shape, like a roof or a hill.