View synonyms for gibbous

gibbous

[ gib-uhs ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

Astronomy. (of a heavenly body) convex at both edges, as the moon when more than half full.
humpbacked.

gibbous

/ ˈɡɪbəʊs; ˈɡɪbəs /

gibbous

/ gĭb′əs /

More than half but less than fully illuminated. Used to describe the Moon or a planet.
Compare crescent

Origin of gibbous¹

1350–1400; Middle English < Latin gibbōsus humped, equivalent to gibb ( a ) hump + -ōsus -ous

Origin of gibbous¹

C17: from Late Latin gibbōsus humpbacked, from Latin gibba hump

The gibbous moon still hangs in the sky and casts a feeble light over the scene.

Now he softly opened the sash, and the radiance of a gibbous moon riding in the opposite sky flooded the apartment.

The ventral margin is sometimes straight and sometimes quite gibbous.

Valve gibbous in the middle, with rounded ends; central area elliptical.

Valve strongly gibbous in the middle; ends rounded; stri, 12-13 in 10 .

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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