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Meanings of gibbous in English

Characteristic of or suffering from kyphosis, an abnormality of the vertebral column.

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(Used of the moon) more than half full.

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Usage of gibbous in English
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Above, a hazy gibbous moon tried to break free of the clouds.
Celtic fire
2
He leant out of his window, and looked at the gibbous moon.
Three Weeks
3
It was a crisp evening, the gibbous moon illuminating a busy street.
Imprudence
4
The moon overhead was gibbous, and there were no clouds in the sky.
In the Pecos Country
5
One or two revealed gibbous, then crescent forms before they faded behind me.
Star Maker
6
Under the stars, under the gibbous moon, assuredly they would sleep.
Crome Yellow
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The gibbous moon was directly overhead, and shone down upon her with unobstructed fullness.
Through Forest and Fire / Wild-Woods Series No. 1
8
Plus those sweat half-moons had grown from gibbous to full.
Driving Heat
9
The waxing gibbous moon shone down on the house.
The Secret of the Dread Forest: The Faire Folk Trilogy
10
Slivers of pale light trickled among the dull gibbous braids, an infestation of torpid static.
The Naked God
11
All three moons were out, gibbous, and gloriously bright.
Spellwright
12
An orange gibbous moon was low in the sky, cloaked by a veil of fog.
Torment
13
It was gibbous, slightly more than half-full, and she suddenly realized it was dark out.
The Shelters of Stone
14
The gibbous moon still hangs in the sky and casts a feeble light over the scene.
Little Rivers: A Book of Essays in Profitable Idleness
15
Cells ovoid, gibbous, much contracted towards the mouth.
Narrative of the Voyage of H.M.S. Rattlesnake, Commanded By the ...
16
Overhead, a gibbous moon meandered through the clouds.
Perdido Street Station
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