GIBBOUS


Meaning of GIBBOUS in English

/ ˈgɪbəs; NAmE / adjective

( technical ) ( of the moon ) with the bright part bigger than a semicircle and smaller than a circle

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WORD ORIGIN

late Middle English : from late Latin gibbosus , from Latin gibbus hump.

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