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View synonyms for gibbous
gibbous
[ gib-uhs ]
adjective
- Astronomy. (of a heavenly body) convex at both edges, as the moon when more than half full.
gibbous
/ ˈɡɪbəʊs; ˈɡɪbəs /
adjective
- (of the moon or a planet) more than half but less than fully illuminated
- having a hunchback; hunchbacked
- bulging
gibbous
/ gĭb′əs /
- More than half but less than fully illuminated. Used to describe the Moon or a planet.
- Compare crescent
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Derived Forms
- ˈgibbousness, noun
- ˈgibbously, adverb
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Other Words From
- gibbous·ly gibbose·ly adverb
- gibbous·ness gibbose·ness noun
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of gibbous1
C17: from Late Latin gibbōsus humpbacked, from Latin gibba hump
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Example Sentences
The gibbous moon still hangs in the sky and casts a feeble light over the scene.
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Now he softly opened the sash, and the radiance of a gibbous moon riding in the opposite sky flooded the apartment.
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The ventral margin is sometimes straight and sometimes quite gibbous.
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Valve gibbous in the middle, with rounded ends; central area elliptical.
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Valve strongly gibbous in the middle; ends rounded; stri, 12-13 in 10 .
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