English Explanatory Dictionary

gibbous moon

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

A lunar phase either side of the full moon when the moon's disc as seen from the Earth is larger than a semicircle.

Word forms

gibbous moon gibbous moons

Antonyms

crescent crescent moon

Related words

new moon first quarter last quarter full moon

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