1. not occurring at the beginning; not first in position or sequence
Usage: technical; linguistics

Examples

• The noninitial consonants in the word are easier to pronounce.
• Noninitial syllables often receive less stress in English.
• The researcher focused on noninitial positions in the data sequence.
• Noninitial letters in the alphabet follow different phonetic patterns.
• The noninitial phases of the project required different skills.