Definition of gibbousness Gibbousness

gib•bous•ness

We found 3 definitions of gibbousness from 3 different sources.

What does gibbousness mean?

Noun
gibbousness - something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings; "the gun in his pocket made an obvious bulge"; "the hump of a camel"; "he stood on the rocky prominence"; "the occipital protuberance was well developed"; "the bony excrescence between its horns"
		bulge, bump, hump, swelling, gibbosity, jut, prominence, protuberance, protrusion, extrusion, excrescence
		projection any structure that branches out from a central support
		frontal eminence either prominence of the frontal bone above each orbit
		occipital protuberance prominence on the outer surface of the occipital bone
		belly the underpart of the body of certain vertebrates such as snakes or fish
		caput a headlike protuberance on an organ or structure; "the caput humeri is the head of the humerus which fits into a cavity in the scapula"
		mogul a member of the Muslim dynasty that ruled India until 1857
		nubble, nub a small piece; "a nub of coal"; "a stub of a pencil"
		snag a dead tree that is still standing, usually in an undisturbed forest; "a snag can provide food and a habitat for insects and birds"