gibbosity

[ gi-bos-i-tee ]

noun

1. the state of being gibbous.
2. a protuberance or swelling.

gibbosity

/ ɡɪˈbɒsɪtɪ /

noun

1. the state of being gibbous
2. biology a bulge or protuberance

Word History and Origins

Origin of gibbosity¹

1350–1400; Middle English < Middle French gibbosite < Medieval Latin gibbōsitāt- (stem of gibbōsitās ). See gibbous, -ity

Example Sentences

Behind the neck and immediately above the shoulder rises a gibbosity or hump of the same height as the dorsal ridge.

From Project Gutenberg

And Dominica draws nearer,—sharply massing her hills against the vast light in purple nodes and gibbosities and denticulations.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• lump
• nodule
• wart