gibbous

gib·bous  (gbs)

adj.

1.

a. Characterized by convexity; protuberant.

b. More than half but less than fully illuminated. Used of the moon or a planet.

2. Having a hump; humpbacked.

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[Middle English, bulging, from Late Latin gibbsus, hunch-backed, from Latin gibbus, hump.]

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gibbous·ly adv.

gibbous·ness n.

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gibbous [ˈgɪbəs], gibbose [ˈgɪbəʊs]

adj

1. (Astronomy) (of the moon or a planet) more than half but less than fully illuminated

2. having a hunchback; hunchbacked

3. bulging

[from Late Latin gibbōsus humpbacked, from Latin gibba hump]

gibbously  adv

gibbousness  n

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gibbous  (gbs)

More than half but less than fully illuminated. Used to describe the Moon or a planet. Compare crescent.

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	gibbous - characteristic of or suffering from kyphosis, an abnormality of the vertebral column crookback, crookbacked, humpbacked, humped, hunchbacked, kyphotic unfit - not in good physical or mental condition; out of condition; "fat and very unfit"; "certified as unfit for army service"; "drunk and unfit for service"
	2.	gibbous - (used of the moon) more than half full gibbose bulging, convex - curving or bulging outward

Translations

gibbous

adj moon → Dreiviertel-