Word of the Day - September 21, 2022

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GIBBOUS

• (of a heavenly body) convex at both edges, as the moon when more than half full
• (of a heavenly body) convex at both edges, as the moon when more than half full.
• having a hump on the back
• irregularly rounded [adj]
• irregularly rounded, also GIBBOSE [adj]
• is most often used to describe a moon or planet that is seen with more than half, but not all, of the apparent disk illuminated.
• marked by convexity or swelling.