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gibbosity

American  
[gi-bos-i-tee] / gɪˈbɒs ɪ ti /

noun

  1. the state of being gibbous.

  2. a protuberance or swelling.

gibbosity British  
/ ɡɪˈbɒsɪtɪ /

noun

  1. the state of being gibbous

  2. biology a bulge or protuberance

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Etymology

Origin of gibbosity

1350–1400; Middle English < Middle French gibbosite < Medieval Latin gibbōsitāt- (stem of gibbōsitās ). See gibbous, -ity

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Behind the neck and immediately above the shoulder rises a gibbosity or hump of the same height as the dorsal ridge.

From Project Gutenberg

And Dominica draws nearer,—sharply massing her hills against the vast light in purple nodes and gibbosities and denticulations.

From Project Gutenberg

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