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gibbosity

[ gi-bos-i-tee ]

noun

  1. the state of being gibbous.
  2. a protuberance or swelling.

gibbosity

/ ɡɪˈ²úÉ’²õɪ³Ùɪ /

noun

  1. the state of being gibbous
  2. biology a bulge or protuberance
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of gibbosity1

1350–1400; Middle English < Middle French gibbosite < Medieval Latin ²µ¾±²ú²úŲõ¾±³ÙÄå³Ù- (stem of ²µ¾±²ú²úŲõ¾±³ÙÄå²õ ). See gibbous, -ity
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Behind the neck and immediately above the shoulder rises a gibbosity or hump of the same height as the dorsal ridge.

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And Dominica draws nearer,—sharply massing her hills against the vast light in purple nodes and gibbosities and denticulations.

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