gibbosity

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noun

The state of being gibbous or gibbose; gibbousness.

Similar
bulgebumphumpswellinggibbousnessjutprominenceprotuberance
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Meanings

noungibbosity (countable and uncountable, plural gibbosities)

plural gibbosities

  1. countableuncountableThe state of being gibbous or gibbose; gibbousness.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounsomething that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings

Similar
bulgebumphumpswellinggibbousnessjutprominenceprotuberanceprotrusionextrusionexcrescence
Broader
projection
Also see
bellyingbulgebumpexcrescenceextrusiongibbousnesshumpjutprominenceprotrusionprotuberanceswelling

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

Compare French gibbosité.

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Cite this entry
APA

gibbosity. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gibbosity

MLA

“gibbosity.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gibbosity. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gibbosity,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gibbosity.

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