Gibbous
41Observing the Moon — The waxing gibbous Moon as observed from Earth The Moon is Earth s largest natural satellite and the nearest major celestial object. Observing the Moon can be accomplished by using a variety of instruments ranging from the naked eye to large… …
42gibbosity — /gi bos i tee/, n. 1. the state of being gibbous. 2. a protuberance or swelling. [1350 1400; ME < MF gibbosite < ML gibbositat (s. of gibbositas). See GIBBOUS, ITY] * * * …
43phase — phaseless, adj. phasic, phaseal, adj. /fayz/, n., v., phased, phasing. n. 1. any of the major appearances or aspects in which a thing of varying modes or conditions manifests itself to the eye or mind. 2. a stage in a process of change or… …
44quadrature — /kwod reuh cheuhr, choor /, n. 1. the act of squaring. 2. Math. a. the act or process of finding a square equal in area to a given surface, esp. a surface bounded by a curve. b. the act or process of finding an area or calculating an integral,… …
45hunchbacked — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. humpbacked, gibbous, kyphotic. See curvature. II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. humpbacked, crookbacked, buffalo humped, deformed, gibbous. WORD FIND • elderly, in: dowager s hump …
46Rotundity — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Rotundity >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 rotundity rotundity Sgm: N 1 roundness roundness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 cylindricity cylindricity Sgm: N 1 sphericity sphericity spheroidity Sgm: N 1 globosity …
47Convexity — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Convexity >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 convexity convexity prominence projection swelling gibbosity bilge bulge protuberance protrusion Sgm: N 1 camber camber cahot =>(N. Am.) …
48gibba — , gibbum L. swelling. 1) Spikelets gibbous. Ischaemum gibbum, Panicum gibbum, Phleum gibbum, Piptochaetium gibbum, Pseudophleum gibbum, Sacciolepis gibba 2) nodes gibbous. Bambusa gibba …
49ὑπόκυρτον — ὑπόκυρτος gibbous masc/fem acc sg ὑπόκυρτος gibbous neut nom/voc/acc sg …
50extrusion — noun 1. 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… …
