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Etterkant

Etterkant is a Norwegian noun meaning the rear edge or back boundary of an object. It is formed from the parts etter- meaning after or behind, and kant meaning edge or border. The term is used in technical, architectural, and everyday language to describe the side of a thing that is farthest from the observer or the side opposite the primary face.

In practical use, etterkant appears in contexts such as manufacturing, where a piece may have a finished

The word can be contrasted with front-edge expressions in some contexts, and in metaphorical use, etterkant

The definite form is etterkanten and the plural is etterkanter in specialized texts, though in everyday Norwegian

Notes: The term is primarily used in Norwegian-language texts. See also kant (edge) for related terminology.

etterkant
or
trailing
edge,
and
in
garment
making,
where
it
can
refer
to
the
edge
of
a
fabric
that
is
folded
or
sewn
at
the
back.
In
descriptive
writing
or
cartography,
it
can
denote
the
boundary
on
the
far
side
of
a
feature.
may
refer
to
aspects
of
a
project
that
remain
at
the
end
of
a
process,
though
this
usage
is
less
common
and
highly
contextual.
the
form
is
typically
singular
when
describing
a
single
object.