gibbous
Curved or bulged outwardCurved or bulged outward.
» From the bed, I can clearly see the waning gibbous moon through the window.
Meaning
3 sensesCurved or bulged outward.
gewölbt
выпуклыйvypuklyj, выступающийvystupajuščij
Having more than half (but not the whole) of its disc illuminated.
dreiviertel
освещённый более, чем на половинуosveščónnyj boleje, čem na polovinu
(used of the moon) more than half full
Humpbacked.
Examples
2 sentencesFrom the bed, I can clearly see the waning gibbous moon through the window.
Once more than half of the disc of the Moon is illuminated, it has a shape we call gibbous.
Translations
6 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 2
Origin
From Middle English gibbous, from Latin gibbus (“humped, hunched”), probably cognate withFrom Middle English gibbous, from Latin gibbus (“humped, hunched”), probably cognate with cubō (“bend oneself, lie down”), Italian gobba (“humpback”), Ancient Greek κῡφός (kūphós, “humpback, bent”), κύβος (kúbos, “cube, vertebra”), Spanish giboso (“humped”). Also ultimately compare dialectal Norwegian keiv (“slanted, wrong”), German schief (“crooked, slanting”) and Dutch scheef (“crooked, slanting”).
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Forms
more gibbous, most gibbous| Comparative | more gibbous Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most gibbous Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
10 synonyms- (used of the moon) more than half full:gibbose
- characteristic of or suffering from kyphosis, an abnormality of the vertebral column:crookbackcrookbackedhumpedhumpbackedhunchbackedkyphotic
Word family
7 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form