gibbous
/ˈɡɪbəs/
adjective
- (of the moon or a planet) having the illuminated part greater than a semicircle and less than a full circle.
- Through the telescope, the gibbous shape of Venus was clearly visible.
- We could see the gibbous moon shining brightly in the night sky.
- The gibbous phase of the moon occurs between the first quarter and the full moon.
- Having a hump or rounded protuberance; convex or bulging.
- The sculptor carved a gibbous form into the stone.
- The old tree had a gibbous knot on its trunk.
- The gibbous shape of the hill made it look like a sleeping giant.
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