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单词 gibbosity
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gibbosity

[ gi-bos-i-tee ]
/ gɪˈbɒs ɪ ti /
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noun

the state of being gibbous.
a protuberance or swelling.

Origin of gibbosity

1350–1400; Middle English <Middle French gibbosite<Medieval Latin gibbōsitāt- (stem of gibbōsitās). See gibbous, -ity

Words nearby gibbosity

gibble-gabble, Gib board, gibbon, Gibbon, Edward, Gibbons, gibbosity, gibbous, Gibbs, Gibbs free energy, Gibbs function, gibbsite
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Example sentences from the Web for gibbosity

  • Behind the neck and immediately above the shoulder rises a gibbosity or hump of the same height as the dorsal ridge.

    Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon|Robert A. Sterndale

British Dictionary definitions for gibbosity

gibbosity
/ (ɡɪˈbɒsɪtɪ) /

noun plural -ties rare

the state of being gibbous
biology a bulge or protuberance
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for gibbosity

gibbosity
[ gĭ-bŏsĭ-tē ]

n.

The condition of being gibbous.
A rounded hump or protuberance.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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