gibbosity
[gi-bos-i-tee]
noun
the state of being gibbous.
a protuberance or swelling.
Origin of gibbosity
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Related Words for gibbosity
wart, lump, nodule, projection, bump, swelling, promontory, growth, excrescence, dilation, bunch, protrusion, salient, hump, sac, blob, distention, protuberance, jut, excessExamples from the Web for gibbosity
Historical Examples of gibbosity
Behind the neck and immediately above the shoulder rises a gibbosity or hump of the same height as the dorsal ridge.
Natural History of the Mammalia of India and CeylonRobert A. Sterndale
gibbosity
noun plural -ties rare
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gibbosity
[gĭ-bŏs′ĭ-tē]
n.
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