gibbous in Spanish
gibbous in Spanish is gibado, giboso — gibbous means curved outwards, like a bulge.
gibbous in Spanish
gibado
giboso
(astronomy, of a celestial body) Having more than half (but not the whole) of its disc illuminated.
gibado
(astronomy, of a celestial body) Having more than half (but not the whole) of its disc illuminated.
What does "gibbous" mean?
- adj Curved outwards, like a bulge.
-
adj (astronomy) Describes the moon or a planet when more than half but not all of its face is lit up.
"The moving moon, full, gibbous, or crescent-shaped, shone at last for the navigators of the eighteenth century like a luminous hand on the clock of heaven."
Vocabulary Flow
Learn more English words in Spanish.
Vocabulary Flow serves English words with the Spanish meaning, one at a time — pronunciation and an example each time. Scroll it either direction.
Learn English in Spanish
gibbous in a sentence
- The moving moon, full, gibbous, or crescent-shaped, shone at last for the navigators of the eighteenth century like a luminous hand on the clock of heaven.
- On December 7, 1972, the Apollo 17 astronauts took a photograph of a gibbous Earth at a distance of eighteen thousand miles from its surface.
Common Spanish translations
Frequently asked questions
What is "gibbous" in Spanish?
"gibbous" in Spanish is gibado, giboso. gibbous means: Curved outwards, like a bulge.
Are there other ways to say "gibbous" in Spanish?
Yes — Spanish has 2 translations listed for "gibbous": gibado, giboso.
Study it as flashcards or scroll it in Vocabulary Flow — saved to your collection.
