gibbose
1Gibbose — Gib*bose , a. [L. gibbosus, fr. gibbus, gibba, hunch, hump. Cf. {Gibbous}.] Humped; protuberant; said of a surface which presents one or more large elevations. Brande & C. [1913 Webster] …
2gibbose — adj. [L. gibbus, humped] Very convex; humpbacked; embossed; swollen; a protuberance …
3gibbose — gib·bose …
4gibbose — adjective (used of the moon) more than half full • Syn: ↑gibbous • Similar to: ↑convex, ↑bulging …
5gibbous gibbose — bulging ulging adj. 1. curving or bulging outward. Opposite of {concave}. [Narrower terms: {biconvex, convexo convex, lenticular, lentiform}; {broken backed, hogged}; {convexo concave}; {gibbous, gibbose}; {planoconvex}] Also See: {protrusive}.… …
6biconvex convexo-convex lenticular lentiform — bulging ulging adj. 1. curving or bulging outward. Opposite of {concave}. [Narrower terms: {biconvex, convexo convex, lenticular, lentiform}; {broken backed, hogged}; {convexo concave}; {gibbous, gibbose}; {planoconvex}] Also See: {protrusive}.… …
7broken-backed hogged — bulging ulging adj. 1. curving or bulging outward. Opposite of {concave}. [Narrower terms: {biconvex, convexo convex, lenticular, lentiform}; {broken backed, hogged}; {convexo concave}; {gibbous, gibbose}; {planoconvex}] Also See: {protrusive}.… …
8bulging — ulging adj. 1. curving or bulging outward. Opposite of {concave}. [Narrower terms: {biconvex, convexo convex, lenticular, lentiform}; {broken backed, hogged}; {convexo concave}; {gibbous, gibbose}; {planoconvex}] Also See: {protrusive}. Syn:… …
9convexo-concave — bulging ulging adj. 1. curving or bulging outward. Opposite of {concave}. [Narrower terms: {biconvex, convexo convex, lenticular, lentiform}; {broken backed, hogged}; {convexo concave}; {gibbous, gibbose}; {planoconvex}] Also See: {protrusive}.… …
10Gibbostity — Gib*bost i*ty, n. [Cf. F. gibbosit[ e].] The state of being gibbous or gibbose; gibbousness. [1913 Webster] …
