Associations to the word «Gibbous»
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Wiktionary
GIBBOUS, adjective. Characterized by convexity; protuberant.
GIBBOUS, adjective. (astronomy) Phase of moon or planet between first quarter and full or between full and last quarter.
GIBBOUS, adjective. Humpbacked.
GIBBOUS MOON, noun. (astronomy) A lunar phase either side of the full moon when the moon's disc as seen from the Earth is larger than a semicircle.
GIBBOUS MOONS, noun. Plural of gibbous moon
Dictionary definition
GIBBOUS, adjective. Characteristic of or suffering from kyphosis, an abnormality of the vertebral column.
GIBBOUS, adjective. (used of the moon) more than half full.
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