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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gibbosity

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
gib-bosi-ty
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The state of being gibbous or gibbose; gibbousness.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Compare French gibbosité.

Usage

Inflected Forms

gibbosities (plural)

Synonyms

bulge bump hump swelling gibbousness jut prominence protuberance protrusion extrusion excrescence

Questions

What does gibbosity mean?
The state of being gibbous or gibbose; gibbousness.
Where does gibbosity come from?
Compare French gibbosité.

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