Definition of gibbous in English:

gibbous

adjective ˈɡɪbəs

1(of the moon) having the illuminated part greater than a semicircle and less than a circle.
（月亮）光亮部分大于半圆的
Example sentencesExamples
- My hand was clasped around hers, and the light of the gibbous moon set a silver path out before us.
- On the 16th Jupiter appears to the upper left of the waxing gibbous Moon.
- The moon is gibbous and yellow down at the end of the main street.
- The year is on the wane, has passed its gibbous phase and is now into that delicate fingernail-clipping shape that children draw in pictures to denote the moon.
- The waxing gibbous moon was still behind the scudding clouds, but it was far from pitch dark.
1. 1.1 Convex or protuberant.
  突起的；凸出的，隆起的
  his gibbous eyes
  凸出的眼球。
  Example sentencesExamples
  The male hooded merganser, with his distinct gibbous moon crest, demands immediate attention.

Derivatives

gibbosity

noun ɡɪˈbɒsɪtiɡəˈbɑsədi

Females of this species also lack the tendency towards frontal gibbosity shown by males.

gibbously

adverb

Early in the week the Moon waxes gibbously, and later in the week, after full, gibbously wanes.
Example sentencesExamples
- We will see the Moon waxing in its gibbous phase the early part of the week, while the last two days see it gibbously waning.

gibbousness

noun

Origin

Late Middle English: from late Latin gibbosus, from Latin gibbus 'hump'.

Definition of gibbous in US English:

gibbous

adjective

1(of the moon) having the observable illuminated part greater than a semicircle and less than a circle.
（月亮）光亮部分大于半圆的
Example sentencesExamples
- My hand was clasped around hers, and the light of the gibbous moon set a silver path out before us.
- The moon is gibbous and yellow down at the end of the main street.
- The waxing gibbous moon was still behind the scudding clouds, but it was far from pitch dark.
- On the 16th Jupiter appears to the upper left of the waxing gibbous Moon.
- The year is on the wane, has passed its gibbous phase and is now into that delicate fingernail-clipping shape that children draw in pictures to denote the moon.
1. 1.1 Convex or protuberant.
  突起的；凸出的，隆起的
  gibbous eyes
  凸出的眼球。
  Example sentencesExamples
  The male hooded merganser, with his distinct gibbous moon crest, demands immediate attention.

Origin

Late Middle English: from late Latin gibbosus, from Latin gibbus ‘hump’.

词汇	gibbous
释义	Definition of gibbous in English: gibbous adjective ˈɡɪbəs 1(of the moon) having the illuminated part greater than a semicircle and less than a circle. （月亮）光亮部分大于半圆的 Example sentencesExamples My hand was clasped around hers, and the light of the gibbous moon set a silver path out before us. On the 16th Jupiter appears to the upper left of the waxing gibbous Moon. The moon is gibbous and yellow down at the end of the main street. The year is on the wane, has passed its gibbous phase and is now into that delicate fingernail-clipping shape that children draw in pictures to denote the moon. The waxing gibbous moon was still behind the scudding clouds, but it was far from pitch dark. 1.1 Convex or protuberant. 突起的；凸出的，隆起的 his gibbous eyes 凸出的眼球。 Example sentencesExamples The male hooded merganser, with his distinct gibbous moon crest, demands immediate attention. Derivatives gibbosity noun ɡɪˈbɒsɪtiɡəˈbɑsədi Females of this species also lack the tendency towards frontal gibbosity shown by males. gibbously adverb Early in the week the Moon waxes gibbously, and later in the week, after full, gibbously wanes. Example sentencesExamples We will see the Moon waxing in its gibbous phase the early part of the week, while the last two days see it gibbously waning. gibbousness noun Origin Late Middle English: from late Latin gibbosus, from Latin gibbus 'hump'. Definition of gibbous in US English: gibbous adjective 1(of the moon) having the observable illuminated part greater than a semicircle and less than a circle. （月亮）光亮部分大于半圆的 Example sentencesExamples My hand was clasped around hers, and the light of the gibbous moon set a silver path out before us. The moon is gibbous and yellow down at the end of the main street. The waxing gibbous moon was still behind the scudding clouds, but it was far from pitch dark. On the 16th Jupiter appears to the upper left of the waxing gibbous Moon. The year is on the wane, has passed its gibbous phase and is now into that delicate fingernail-clipping shape that children draw in pictures to denote the moon. 1.1 Convex or protuberant. 突起的；凸出的，隆起的 gibbous eyes 凸出的眼球。 Example sentencesExamples The male hooded merganser, with his distinct gibbous moon crest, demands immediate attention. Origin Late Middle English: from late Latin gibbosus, from Latin gibbus ‘hump’.
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