gibbous
adjective
- protuberant; rounded and bulging
- designating the moon, a planet, etc. in that phase in which more than half, but not all, of the face reflects sunlight to the earth
- humpbacked; kyphotic
See gibbous in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(gĭbˈəs)
adjectivea. Characterized by convexity; protuberant.
b. More than half but less than fully illuminated. Used of the moon or a planet.
- Having a hump; humpbacked.
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