GIBBOUS


Meaning of GIBBOUS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈji-bəs, ˈgi- ]

adjective

Etymology: Middle English, from Late Latin gibbosus humpbacked, from Latin gibbus hump

Date: 14th century

1.

a. : marked by convexity or swelling

b. of the moon or a planet : seen with more than half but not all of the apparent disk illuminated

2. : having a hump : humpbacked

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