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gibbous moon

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A lunar phase either side of the full moon when the moon's disc as seen from the Earth is larger than a semicircle.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences

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  • Arabic: أَحْدَب (ʔaḥdab) — lunar phase
  • Finnish: kupera kuu — lunar phase
  • French: lune gibbeuse — lunar phase
  • German: Dreiviertelmond — lunar phase
  • Irish: gealach scothlán — lunar phase
  • Italian: gibbosa crescente — lunar phase
  • Italian: gibbosa calante — lunar phase
  • Japanese: 凸月 (totsugetsu) — lunar phase
  • Latin: luna in orbem insinuata — lunar phase
  • Navajo: ooljééʼ nitʼą́ą́ hanádzá — lunar phase
  • Persian: کوژماه (kužmâh) — lunar phase
  • Scottish Gaelic: gealach chrotach — lunar phase
  • Spanish: luna gibosa — lunar phase