Gibbosity

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  • noun. The condition of being gibbous.
  • noun. A rounded hump or protuberance.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. The state of being gibbous or gibbose; roundness or protuberance of outline; convexity.
  • noun. A protuberance; a round or swelling prominence. Specifically
  • noun. In botany, a swelling or protuberance at one side of an organ, usually near the base, as of a calyx.
  • noun. In zoology, an irregular large protuberance, somewhat rounded, but not forming the segment of a sphere; a hump: as, the gibbosity of or on the back of a camel or zebu.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. The state of being gibbous or gibbose; gibbousness.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings
  • Word Usage
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