Useful english dictionary. 2012.
gib|bous — «GIHB uhs», adjective. 1. curved out; humped. 2. so illuminated as to be convex on both margins. A gibbous moon is more than half full but less than full. 3. humpbacked. ╂[< Latin gibbōsus < gibbus hump] –gib´bous|ly, adverb. –gib´bous|ness … Useful english dictionary
gib´bous|ness — gib|bous «GIHB uhs», adjective. 1. curved out; humped. 2. so illuminated as to be convex on both margins. A gibbous moon is more than half full but less than full. 3. humpbacked. ╂[< Latin gibbōsus < gibbus hump] –gib´bous|ly, adverb.… … Useful english dictionary
bous — bous·sin·gaul·tia; bous·sin·gaul·tite; bul·bous; bul·bous·ly; co·rym·bous; ep·i·lo·bous; gib·bous; glo·bous; he·li·oph·o·bous; in·cu·bous; ni·o·bous; om·broph·o·bous; plum·bous; pro·lo·bous; suc·cu·bous; tany·lo·bous; xe·roph·o·bous; yt·ter·bous; … English syllables
gib — flib·ber·ti·gib·bet; gib·ber·el·la; gib·ber·el·lic; gib·ber·el·lin; gib·ble gab·ble; gib·bles; gib·bon; gib·bon·oid; gib·bose; gib·bos·i·ty; gib·bous; gib·bus; gib·e·on·ite; gib·er; gib; gib·ing·ly; gib·leh; gib·let; gib·son; gib·ber;… … English syllables
gibbous — gib·bous … English syllables
gibbously — gib·bous·ly … English syllables
gibbous — gib•bous [[t]ˈgɪb əs[/t]] adj. 1) astron. (of a heavenly body) convex at both edges, as the moon when more than half full 2) pat humpbacked • Etymology: 1350–1400; ME < L gibbōsus humped =gibb(a) hump + ōsus ous gib′bous•ly, adv. gib′bous•ness … From formal English to slang
gibbousness — gib·bous·ness … English syllables
Gibbous — Gib bous, a. [Cf. F. gibbeux. See {Gibbose}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Swelling by a regular curve or surface; protuberant; convex; as, the moon is gibbous between the half moon and the full moon. [1913 Webster] The bones will rise, and make a gibbous… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Gibbously — Gibbous Gib bous, a. [Cf. F. gibbeux. See {Gibbose}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Swelling by a regular curve or surface; protuberant; convex; as, the moon is gibbous between the half moon and the full moon. [1913 Webster] The bones will rise, and make a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
