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 Definitions of gibbosity  [ɪˈbɒs ɪ ti]  

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Definition of 'gibbosity' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) gibbosity
the state of being gibbous.

2.  gibbosity
a protuberance or swelling.

Etymology:  (1350–1400; ME < MF < ML)

Definition of 'gibbosity' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) bulge, bump, hump, swelling, gibbosity, gibbousness, jut, prominence, protuberance, protrusion, extrusion, excrescence
something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings
"the gun in his pocket made an obvious bulge"; "the hump of a camel"; "he stood on the rocky prominence"; "the occipital protuberance was well developed"; "the bony excrescence between its horns"

'gibbosity' - Nearby Entries  

gibbet  gibbon  gibbose  gibbosity  gibbous  gibbousness  gibbs  



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