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gib⋅bous

  [gib-uhs]
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–adjective
1. Astronomy. (of a heavenly body) convex at both edges, as the moon when more than half full.
2. humpbacked.
Also, gib⋅bose  [gib-ohs] .

Origin:
1350–1400; ME < L gibbōsus humped, equiv. to gibb(a) hump + -ōsus -ous

Related forms:
gib⋅bous⋅ly, gib⋅bose⋅ly, adverb
gib⋅bous⋅ness, gib⋅bose⋅ness, noun
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gib·bous   (gĭb'əs)   
adj.  

    1. Characterized by convexity; protuberant.

    2. More than half but less than fully illuminated. Used of the moon or a planet.

  2. Having a hump; humpbacked.


[Middle English, bulging, from Late Latin gibbōsus, hunch-backed, from Latin gibbus, hump.]
gib'bous·ly adv., gib'bous·ness n.
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Word Origin & History

gibbous 
c.1400, from L.L. gibbous "hunchbacked," from L. gibbus "hump, hunch," of uncertain origin.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: gib·bous
Pronunciation: 'jib-&s, 'gib-
Function: adjective
1 : marked by swelling or convexity especially on one side : PROTUBERANT
2 : having a hump : HUMPBACKED
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Medical Dictionary

gibbous gib·bous (gĭb'əs)
adj.

  1. Characterized by convexity; protuberant.

  2. Having a hump; humpbacked.

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Science Dictionary
gibbous   (gĭb'əs)  Pronunciation Key 
More than half but less than fully illuminated. Used to describe the Moon or a planet. Compare crescent.
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