Gibbous


The meaning of the word Gibbous is: a moon phase in which the illuminated part is greater than a semi-circle but not all the way full


Examples:

The large, gibbous moon illuminated the night sky with only a small sliver missing.

published by Sherwood on 2021-03-09 23:14:28


Blocking some of the firework display, the gibbous moon’s almost full illumination covered a good portion of the sky.

published by Jessie on 2021-06-08 03:45:49


Growing from a crescent to a gibbous, the moon approached the full phase.

published by Elidia on 2021-02-26 04:53:51


As its size continues to decrease, the moon dwindled from a mostly-full gibbous to a thin crescent.

published by Cheree on 2021-12-26 08:38:29


The growing gibbous moon seemed to expand each night until we were able to see its full sunlit face.

published by Isiah on 2021-08-07 17:03:09


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