gibbous

• Diz-se da fase da Lua ou de outro corpo celeste quando mais da metade de sua face visível está iluminada, mas não toda. Também descreve algo que tem forma convexa, arredondada ou saliente, como uma corcova.

Describes a phase of the moon or a celestial body when it is more than half illuminated but not fully full.

1. Humpbacked or convexC2formal

   Characterized by a hump or convex curvature, often referring to a spinal deformity.

   Corcunda ou convexo

   • The old man had a gibbous back from years of labor.
   • The statue depicted a gibbous figure, hunched over.
   • Medical texts describe a gibbous spine as a sign of kyphosis.

   Sinônimosbulgingconvexhumpbackedhumpedhunchbackedkyphoticprotuberantrounded

2. Moon phaseB2formal

   Describing the moon when it is more than half but not fully illuminated.

   Fase gibosa

   • The gibbous moon cast a bright light over the field.
   • We observed the waxing gibbous moon through the telescope.
   • A waning gibbous moon appears after the full moon.