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

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gibbous moon

Source Word

gibbous moon

Japanese Meaning

(天文学) 地球から見ると月の円盤が半円を超えて大きく見える、満月の前後に観測される月相（凸月）

We sat on the porch and watched the gibbous moon rise above the pines.

私たちは縁側に座って、半円より大きく見える月が松の上に昇るのを眺めた。

Sense（1）

A bat, against the gibbous moon,

Danced, implike, with its lone delight;

The glowworm scrawled a golden rune

Upon the dark; and, emerald-strewn,

The firefly hung with lamps the night.

gibbous moons

（ plural ）