Gibbous
[gi-bəs]
Part of speech: adjective
Origin: Middle English
1.
Convex
2.
Bulging or protruding
3.
In astronomy, appearing more than halfway but not totally illuminated
Examples of Gibbous in a sentence
"We sat around the fire and watched the gibbous moon rise."
"The gibbous designs in his art were reminiscent of a waning moon."
About Gibbous
That hanging gibbous moon we see up in the sky on a clear night? It's hurtling around the earth at 2,298 miles per hour.
Did you Know?
In Latin, gibbus means "humped" or "hunched." The shape of a gibbous moon somewhat resembles a hump or hunched back.
