Definition of Gibbous. Meaning of Gibbous. Synonyms of Gibbous

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Definition of Gibbous

Gibbous
Gibbous Gib"bous, a. [Cf. F. gibbeux. See Gibbose.] 1. Swelling by a regular curve or surface; protuberant; convex; as, the moon is gibbous between the half-moon and the full moon. The bones will rise, and make a gibbous member. --Wiseman. 2. Hunched; hump-backed. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne. -- Gib"bous*ly, adv. -- Gib"bous*ness, n.

Meaning of Gibbous from wikipedia

- last quarter; the four minor phases are waxing crescent, waxing gibbous, waning gibbous, and waning crescent. A lunar month is the time between successive...
- For example, a last quarter rises at midnight and sets at noon. A waning gibbous is best seen from late night to early morning. The Moon rises 30 to 70...
- Waxing Gibbous is the fifth studio album by Scottish singer-songwriter Malcolm Middleton, released on 1 June 2009 on Full Time Hobby. Middleton has stated...
- Gibbous - A Cthulhu Adventure is a point-and-click adventure game developed and published by Romanian developer Stuck In Attic for Windows, macOS, Linux...
- 2024 YR4 has around a 1.7% chance (1-in-58) of impacting a 70% waning gibbous moon on 22 December 2032 around 15:17–15:21 UT. The nominal approach to...
- Moon is stylized, as astronomical records indicate that it was waning gibbous at the time Van Gogh painted the picture, and even if the phase of the...
- (Central Orion-Saiph), Obora Dikka (Sirius), Birra (full moon), Cikawa (gibbous moon), Sadasaa (quarter moon), Abrasa (large crescent), Ammaji (medium...
- The Gibbous Rocks are a group of rocks located 7 km (4 nmi) north-west of Cape Belsham, Elephant Island, in the South Shetland Islands of Antarctica....
- D-shaped. When the moon is nearly full, it is called a gibbous moon. The crescent and gibbous moons each last approximately a w****. Each phase is also...
- Composite of six photos of the ISS transiting the gibbous Moon...