What does gibbous mean?
A “gibbous” moon is any moon that appears more than half lighted but less than full. You’ll see a waxing gibbous moon between a first quarter moon and full moon. The word gibbous comes from a root word that means hump-backed.
Is it gibbous or gibbous?
The adjective “gibbous” has its origins in the Latin noun gibbus, meaning “hump,” and in the Late Latin adjective gibbosus, meaning “humpbacked,” which Middle English adopted in the 14th century as “gibbous.” “Gibbous” has been used to describe the rounded body parts of humans and animals (such as the back of a
How do I say gibbous?
Does gibbous mean swollen?
from The Century Dictionary.
In zoology, convex but not regularly rounded; somewhat irregularly raised or swollen; protuberant; humped; gibbose.