gibbousness

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noun

The state or quality of being gibbous.

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bulgebumphumpswellinggibbosityjutprominenceprotuberance
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Meanings

noungibbousness (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe state or quality of being gibbous.

Synonyms & antonyms

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

Similar
bulgebumphumpswellinggibbosityjutprominenceprotuberanceprotrusionextrusionexcrescence
Broader
projection
Also see
bulgebumpexcrescenceextrusiongibbosityhumpjutprominenceprotrusionprotuberanceswelling

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From gibbous + -ness.

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Translations

French gibbosité
  • gibbositéstate of being gibbous
Polish wypukłość
  • wypukłośćstate of being gibbous
Turkish kamburluk
  • kamburlukstate of being gibbous
Cite this entry
APA

gibbousness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gibbousness

MLA

“gibbousness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gibbousness. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gibbousness,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gibbousness.

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