"gibbous moon" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: gibbous moons [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} gibbous moon (plural gibbous moons)
  1. (astronomy) A lunar phase either side of the full moon when the moon's disc as seen from the Earth is larger than a semicircle. Categories (topical): Astronomy, Calendar, Moon, Periodic occurrences Related terms: new moon, first quarter, last quarter, full moon Translations (lunar phase): أَحْدَب (ʔaḥdab) [masculine] (Arabic), kupera kuu (Finnish), lune gibbeuse [feminine] (French), gealach scothlán [feminine] (Irish), gibbosa crescente [feminine] (Italian), gibbosa calante [feminine] (Italian), 凸月 (totsugetsu) (Japanese), luna in orbem insinuata [feminine] (Latin), ooljééʼ nitʼą́ą́ hanádzá (Navajo), کوژماه (kužmâh) (Persian), gealach chrotach [feminine] (Scottish Gaelic), luna gibosa [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-gibbous_moon-en-noun-dAPFwb3D Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences

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