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Definitions for Gibbous
[1] Astronomy . (of a heavenly body) convex at both edges, as the moon when more than half full.
[2] humpbacked.
[3] (of the moon or a planet) more than half but less than fully illuminated
[4] having a hunchback; hunchbacked
[5] bulging
Words related to Gibbous
convex, jutting, beetling, protruding, bent, leaning, bulging, awry, crooked, unbalanced, unequal, disproportional, unsymmetrical, protuberant, conspicuous, prominent, proud, salient, prognathous, arched
Words nearby Gibbous
gibble-gabble, gibbon, gibbon, edward, gibbons, gibbosity, gibbous, gibbs, gibbs free energy, gibbs function, gibbs phase rule, gibbsite
Origin of Gibbous
1350–1400; Middle English < Latin gibbōsus humped, equivalent to gibb(a ) hump + -ōsus -ous
Other words from Gibbous
gib·bous·ly , gib·bose·ly , adverb
gib·bous·ness , gib·bose·ness , noun
Word origin for Gibbous
C17: from Late Latin gibbōsus humpbacked, from Latin gibba hump
Synonyms for Gibbous
awry, crooked, disproportional, lacking correspondence, not proportionate, not uniform, unbalanced, unequal, unsymmetrical