gibbous
Use Gibbous in a sentence
əs adjective
1.
Astronomy. (of a heavenly body) convex at both edges, as the moon when more than half full. See diag. under moon.
2.
Related forms
gib·bous·ly, gib·bose·ly, adverb
gib·bous·ness, gib·bose·ness, noun
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2013.
Cite This Source
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2013.
Cite This Source
|
Link To gibbous
Collins
World English Dictionary
gibbous or gibbose (ˈɡɪbəs, ˈɡɪbəʊs) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | (of the moon or a planet) more than half but less than fully illuminated |
| 2. | having a hunchback; hunchbacked |
| 3. | bulging |
| [C17: from Late Latin gibbōsus humpbacked, from Latin gibba hump] | |
| gibbose or gibbose | |
| —adj | |
| [C17: from Late Latin gibbōsus humpbacked, from Latin gibba hump] | |
| 'gibbously or gibbose | |
| —adv | |
| 'gibbousness or gibbose | |
| —n | |
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
Cite This Source
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
Cite This Source
00:10
Gibbous
is always a great word to know.
So is sidereal. Does it mean:
| the partial or imperfect shadow outside the complete shadow of an opaque body, such as a planet, where the light from the source of illumination is only partly cut off |
| determined by or pertaining to the stars |
Etymonline
Word Origin & History
gibbous
c.1400, from L.L. gibbous "hunchbacked," from L. gibbus "hump, hunch," of uncertain origin.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
Cite This Source
Cite This Source
American Heritage
Medical Dictionary
gibbous gib·bous (gĭb'əs)
adj.
Characterized by convexity; protuberant.
Having a hump; humpbacked.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Cite This Source
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Cite This Source
American Heritage
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. |
The American Heritage® Science Dictionary
Copyright © 2002. Published by Houghton Mifflin. All rights reserved.
Cite This Source
Copyright © 2002. Published by Houghton Mifflin. All rights reserved.
Cite This Source
Example sentences
Sometimes it's a waning gibbous phase, low in the west at sunrise.
The crescent and gibbous phases happen in between those times.
Most noticeable are the half-moon and football-shaped gibbous moon, phases separated by two or three days.
Nearby Words
Copyright © 2013 Dictionary.com, LLC. All rights reserved.
