gibbose Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective satellite (used of the moon) more than half full
    gibbous.

WordNet

Gib*bose" adjective
Etymology
L. gibbosus, fr. gibbus, gibba, hunch, hump. Cf. Gibbous.
Definitions
  1. Humped; protuberant; -- said of a surface which presents one or more large elevations. Brande & C.

Webster 1913