gibbosity
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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.
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Noun | 1. | ![]() 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 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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gib·bos·i·ty
n. gibosidad, corcova, condición de joroba.
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