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Complete Definition of "gibbous moon"

Image:Gibbous-Crescent-half-ellipse-in-circle.svg|right|thumb|80px|Gibbous (red) and crescent (blue) shapes.

English

Etymology
From gibbous + moon

Noun
en-noun|sg=gibbous moon

  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.

Antonyms
crescent

Related terms
new moon
first quarter
last quarter
full moon

Category:Calendar terms

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