adj.1 convex or protuberant.
2 (of a moon or planet) having the bright part greater than a semicircle and less than a circle.
3 humped or humpbacked.
Derivatives:
gibbosity n. gibbously adv. gibbousness n.
Etymology: ME f. LL gibbosus f. gibbus hump
adj.1 convex or protuberant.
2 (of a moon or planet) having the bright part greater than a semicircle and less than a circle.
3 humped or humpbacked.
Derivatives:
gibbosity n. gibbously adv. gibbousness n.
Etymology: ME f. LL gibbosus f. gibbus hump
Oxford English vocab. Оксфордский английский словарь. 2012