gibbous
gibbous definition
gib·bous (gib′əs)
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
Etymology: ME < L gibbosus < gibba: see gib
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Comments
Improve this definition.
Share on Facebook