gibbose
- adjective
- /ˈɡɪboʊs/
- Specialized
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giboso
- On the night before the full moon, the lunar disk appeared distinctly gibbose against the dark sky.
Examples
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The astronomer pointed out that the moon was gibbose, signaling an approaching full phase.
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During autumn, the sky often displays a gibbose moon.
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Ancient observers used the term gibbose to describe the swelling moon in various stages of its cycle.
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The moon was gibbose last night.
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On the night before the full moon, the lunar disk appeared distinctly gibbose against the dark sky.
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The astronomer pointed out that the moon was gibbose, signaling an approaching full phase.
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During autumn, the sky often displays a gibbose moon.
Synonyms
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8.8
More than half lit by the sun but not completely full
Antonyms
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Etymology
Gibbose comes from the Latin gibbus, which means 'hump'. It describes the moon when it looks like a round hump, so the word is used for a moon that is more than half full or has a curved, bulging shape.