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user100 [1]
3 years ago
10

“Gibbous” means "humpbacked.” Why is this term appropriate for a moon phase?

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vlada-n [284]3 years ago
5 0
Gibbous refers to the moon when it is more than half full but not completely full. This results in half a circle with a smaller arc on the opposite side. This makes a weird shaped “hump” on that side which is what the humpback means.
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