Gibbousness (Noun)
Meaning
Something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings; "the gun in his pocket made an obvious bulge"; "the hump of a camel"; "he stood on the rocky prominence"; "the occipital protuberance was well developed"; "the bony excrescence between its horns".
Classification
Nouns denoting two and three dimensional shapes.
Examples
- The gibbousness of her stomach made it difficult for her to fit into old clothes during pregnancy.
- His prominent nose added to the gibbousness of his facial features that often made people stare.
- A mole-like gibbousness appeared on his chin after the accident and surgery.
- The building's unusual architectural gibbousness gave it a futuristic and intriguing appearance.
- A big lump developed under his arm, which his doctor initially believed was just a harmless gibbousness.