gibbosity
- noun
- /ˌɡɪbəˈsɪti/
- Specialized
:
gibosidad
- A slight gibbosity on the skull can sometimes be felt near the back of the head.
Examples
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The old tree's trunk was covered with a large gibbosity where a branch had once grown.
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The statue's intricate design features a curious gibbosity on its shoulder.
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The gibbosity of the tumor was alarming to the doctors.
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He noticed a small gibbosity on the surface of the water.
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A slight gibbosity on the skull can sometimes be felt near the back of the head.
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The old tree's trunk was covered with a large gibbosity where a branch had once grown.
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The statue's intricate design features a curious gibbosity on its shoulder.
Synonyms
133
3.3
A raised round part on something, like a camel's back or a road bump
118
2.5
A raised swelling on the body after a hit
42
3.2
A rounded swelling that sticks out from a surface
7
2.3
A small rounded lump on something like a tree branch or bone
6
6.8
A part that sticks out from a surface
4
5.5
A part that sticks out from the area around it, like a small hill
3
3.7
A raised, often painful area on the body after injury or infection
2
8.6
A part that sticks out from a surface, like a bump on skin or rock
1
9.9
An unusual growth that sticks out from something like a tree or a person's body
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8.1
A part that sticks out from a surface like a rock or bone
A shape that sticks out from a surface like a bump
Antonyms
How Bulging
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Gibbosity comes from the Latin root gibbus, which means 'hump', and it is the same root as gibbous, a word for a slightly rounded moon. So a gibbosity is a 'hump' or 'bulge' that sticks out from a surface.