gibbosity

gib·bos·i·ty

 (gĭ-bŏs′ĭ-tē)

n. pl. gib·bos·i·ties

1. The condition of being gibbous.

2. A rounded hump or protuberance.

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gibbosity

(ɡɪˈbɒsɪtɪ)

n, pl -ties

1. the state of being gibbous

2. (Biology) biology a bulge or protuberance

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gib•bos•i•ty

(gɪˈbɒs ɪ ti)

n., pl. -ties.

1. the state of being gibbous.

2. a protuberance or swelling.

[1350–1400; Middle English < Middle French < Medieval Latin]

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gibbosity

the state or condition of being curved, especially convexly. — gibbous, adj.

See also: Form

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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

gibbosity - something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings; "the gun in his pocket made an obvious bulge"; "the hump of a camel"; "he stood on the rocky prominence"; "the occipital protuberance was well developed"; "the bony excrescence between its horns" excrescence, extrusion, gibbousness, hump, jut, bulge, protrusion, protuberance, swelling, bump, prominence frontal eminence - either prominence of the frontal bone above each orbit occipital protuberance - prominence on the outer surface of the occipital bone belly - a part that bulges deeply; "the belly of a sail" caput - a headlike protuberance on an organ or structure; "the caput humeri is the head of the humerus which fits into a cavity in the scapula" mogul - a bump on a ski slope nub, nubble - a small lump or protuberance snag - a sharp protuberance wart - any small rounded protuberance (as on certain plants or animals) projection - any solid convex shape that juts out from something

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Translations

gib·bos·i·ty

n. gibosidad, corcova, condición de joroba.

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