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单词 gibbous
释义 gib·bous
\ˈjibəs, ˈgi-\ adjective
Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French gibbeux, from Late Latin gibbosus
1.
 a. : marked by convexity : rounded, protuberant
 b. of the moon or a planet : seen with more than half but not all of the apparent disk illuminated — see configuration illustration, moon illustration
 c. : swollen or protuberant on one side
2. : having a hump : humpbacked
 < these gibbous human shapes — Thomas Hardy >
gib·bous·ly adverb
gib·bous·ness noun -es
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