Definition of Gibbous

1. Adjective. Characteristic of or suffering from kyphosis, an abnormality of the vertebral column.


2. Adjective. (used of the moon) more than half full.
Exact synonyms: Gibbose
Similar to: Bulging, Convex

Definition of Gibbous

1. a. Swelling by a regular curve or surface; protuberant; convex; as, the moon is gibbous between the half- moon and the full moon.

Definition of Gibbous

1. irregularly rounded [adj]

Medical Definition of Gibbous

1. A distended, rounded swelling on one side, as on a calyx or corolla tube or segment. (17 Dec 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Gibbous

gibbet
gibbet
gibbeted
gibbeting
gibbets
gibbetted
gibbetting
gibbing
gibbon
gibbon
gibbons
gibbose
gibbosities
gibbosity
gibbous (current term)
gibbous (current term)
gibbously
gibbousness
Gibbs
Gibbs
Gibbs' theorem
gibbs-donnan effect
Gibbs-Donnan equilibrium
Gibbs-Helmholtz equation
gibbsite
gibbsite
gibbsites
Gibbs energy of activation
gibbs free energy
gibbus

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