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gibbosity
[ gi-bos-i-tee ]
/ gɪˈbɒs ɪ ti /
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noun
the state of being gibbous.
a protuberance or swelling.
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Words nearby gibbosity
gibble-gabble, Gib board, gibbon, Gibbon, Edward, Gibbons, gibbosity, gibbous, Gibbs, Gibbs free energy, Gibbs function, gibbsite
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How to use gibbosity in a sentence
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 Ceylon|Robert A. Sterndale
British Dictionary definitions for gibbosity
gibbosity
/ (ɡɪˈbɒsɪtɪ) /
noun plural -ties rare
the state of being gibbous
biology a bulge or protuberance
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