gibbous
Meaning
Adjective
- Characterized by convexity; protuberant.
- Phase of moon or planet between first quarter and full or between full and last quarter.
- Humpbacked.
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Origin
- From Middle English gibbous, from Latin gibbus, probably cognate with cubō, Italian gobba, Greek κύφος, κύβος, Spanish giboso.
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