[
UK
/ɡˈɪbəs/
]
ADJECTIVE
- (used of the moon) more than half full
- characteristic of or suffering from kyphosis, an abnormality of the vertebral column
How To Use gibbous In A Sentence
- Perhaps it was due to the gibbous moon which was shining right through my window on to my bed. THE BLACK OPAL
- They were outside in the clearing in front of the fire below the waxing gibbous moon. THE BRONZE HORSEMAN
- Unfortunately waning gibbous moon is up between midnight and dawn – the best hours for meteor - watching.
- Perhaps it was due to the gibbous moon which was shining right through my window on to my bed. THE BLACK OPAL
- The moon is gibbous and yellow down at the end of the main street.
- There's a bewildering array of familiar supervillains and splendid interludes played as Catwoman, along with collectibles, side missions and distractions in a game that oozes the very essence of Batman, from dialogue and character design to the gibbous moon permanently silhouetting its buildings. This week's new games
- Our sky chart shows the bright waxing gibbous moon and the planet Jupiter around mid - evening tonight.
- Catch it 6° below-left of the earthlit crescent Moon on the 26th when its gibbous disc is 15 arcsec across. Starwatch: The January night sky
- On the 16th Jupiter appears to the upper left of the waxing gibbous Moon.
- I wondered if a gibbous moon makes a gibbon speak gibberish? Myrtle Beach Daze