Definition of gibbous Gibbous
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We found 10 definitions of gibbous from 6 different sources.
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What does gibbous mean?
WordNet
Adjectivegibbous, gibbouser, gibbousest |
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| gibbous - (used of the moon) more than half full | ||
| gibbose | ||
| gibbous - characteristic of or suffering from kyphosis, an abnormality of the vertebral column | ||
| crookback, crookbacked, humped, humpbacked, hunchbacked, kyphotic | ||
| unfit not in good physical or mental condition; out of condition; "fat and very unfit"; "certified as unfit for army service"; "drunk and unfit for service" | ||
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Wiktionary 
- gibbous (Adjective)
Characterized by convexity; protuberant. - gibbous (Adjective)
Phase of moon or planet between first quarter and full or between full and last quarter. - gibbous (Adjective)
Humpbacked.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- gibbous (a.)
Swelling by a regular curve or surface; protuberant; convex; as, the moon is gibbous between the half-moon and the full moon. - gibbous (a.)
Hunched; hump-backed.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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gibbous
gib′us, adj. hump-backed: swelling, convex, as the moon when nearly full—also Gibb′ose.—ns. Gibbos′ity, Gibb′ousness.—adv. Gibb′ously. [L. gibbosus=gibberosus—gibber, a hump.]
Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵
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gibbous
The form of a planet's disc exceeding a semicircle, but less than a circle.
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