waxing gibbous moon
waxing gibbous moon meaning
The waxing gibbous moon — more than half lit and still growing toward full. Gibbous is one of those words almost nobody uses outside astronomy, and it simply means humped or bulging. It stands for the phase before the full moon, and it is one of the least-used of the eight.
Meaning
The waxing gibbous moon — more than half lit and still growing toward full. Gibbous is one of those words almost nobody uses outside astronomy, and it simply means humped or bulging. It stands for the phase before the full moon, and it is one of the least-used of the eight. It appears in astronomy contexts, and it is a word most people meet once and never use.
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- Gibbous simply means bulging. Nobody uses the word 🌔
- Nearly full, and getting there 🌔
- One of the least-used emoji in the set 🌔
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| Language | Name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | groeiende bolmaan |
| አማርኛ | ትንሽ የጠቆረች ግማሽ ጨረቃ |
| العربية | قمر أحدب متزايد |
| অসমীয়া | বৰ্দ্ধিত অৰ্ধাধিক চন্দ্ৰ |
| azərbaycan | dörddə bir böyüyən ay |
| башҡорт | үҫеүсе тулы ай |
| беларуская | рост гарба |
| български | нарастваща полупълна Луна |
| বাংলা | বৃদ্ধিপ্রাপ্ত অর্ধাধিক চাঁদ |
| bosanski | do punog mjeseca |
| català | lluna gibosa creixent |
| ᏣᎳᎩ | Ꮲ ᏦᎢ ᎩᏄᎩᏗ ᏅᏓ ᎤᏒ ᎡᎯ |
| čeština | dorůstající měsíc před úplňkem |
| чӑваш чӗлхи | килсе ҫитнӗ уйӑх |
| Cymraeg | lleuad amgrwm ar ei chynnydd |
| Deutsch | zweites Mondviertel |
| dolnoserbšćina | pśisamem połny mjaseck |
| Ελληνικά | αύξων αμφίκυρτος |
| English | waxing gibbous moon |
| español | luna gibosa creciente |
| eesti | kasvav kuu |
| euskara | ilgora-bukaera |
| فارسی | کوژماه افزاینده |
| suomi | kasvava puolikuu |
| Filipino | waxing gibbous moon |
| føroyskt | stórur vaksandi hálvmáni |
| français | lune gibbeuse croissante |
| Gaeilge | gealach scothlán atá ag líonadh |
| Gàidhlig | gealach chrotach a’ fàs |
| galego | lúa xibosa crecente |
| ગુજરાતી | વધતો ચંદ્ર |
| Hausa | wata wucewa rabi mai ƙaruwa |
| עברית | ירח כמעט מלא |
| हिन्दी | उभरा हुआ उदीयमान चाँद |
| hrvatski | rastući izbočeni mjesec |
| hornjoserbšćina | nimale połny měsačk |
| magyar | növő domború hold |
| հայերեն | աճող ուռուցիկ լուսին |
| Indonesia | bulan cembung awal |
| íslenska | vaxandi tungl (meira en hálft) |
| italiano | luna gibbosa crescente |
| 日本語 | 十三夜月 |
| Jawa | bulan separo luwih |
| ქართული | მზარდი განათებული მთვარე |
| қазақ тілі | толып жатқан дөңес ай |
| قازاق ءتىلى (توتە) | تولىپ جاتقان دوڭەس اي |
| ខ្មែរ | ព្រចន្ទជិតពេញវង់ |
| ಕನ್ನಡ | ಪೀನ ಚಂದ್ರ |
| 한국어 | 상현달 |
| कोंकणी | वाडट्या चंद्रकळेचो अर्दचंद्र |
| кыргызча | толгону калган ай |
| ລາວ | ເດືອນອອກໃໝ່ຂ້ອນດວງ |
| lietuvių | priešpilnis (pabaiga) |
| latviešu | izliekts augošs mēness |
| македонски | последна фаза на осветлување |
| മലയാളം | മായുന്ന ചന്ദ്രൻ |
| монгол | бүтэн сарын өмнөх сар |
| मराठी | सूर्यास्तावेळी दिसणारा पाऊण प्रकाशित चंद्र |
| Melayu | bulan hampir purnama mengambang |
| မြန်မာ | လပြည့်မတိုင်မီ အပတ် |
| नेपाली | बढ्दो गिबस चन्द्रमा |
| Nederlands | wassende maan |
| norsk | voksende fullmåne |
| ଓଡ଼ିଆ | ୱାକ୍ସିଂରେ ଥିବା ବହିର୍ବର୍ତ୍ତ ହେଉଥିବା ଅପୁର୍ଣଚନ୍ଦ୍ର |
| ਪੰਜਾਬੀ | ਨੌਮਾਹੀ ਚੰਦ |
| Naijíriá Píjin | Mun Braít Pat Bíg Pás Háf Di Mun |
| polski | narastający księżyc między pierwszą kwadrą a pełnią |
| پښتو | رغېدونکې شاټوغې سپوږمۍ |
| português | lua crescente convexa |
| rumantsch | glina creschenta per trais quarts plaina |
| română | lună convexă în creștere |
| русский | прибывающая луна |
| سنڌي | پوري چنڊ ڏانهن وڌندڙ |
| တႆး | ဝူင်ႈၼႃႈလိူၼ်မူၼ်း |
| සිංහල | පුරපක්ෂයේ අටවක සඳ |
| slovenčina | dorastajúci mesiac |
| slovenščina | več kot polovično osvetljen prvi krajec |
| Soomaali | weynaanta dayaxa oo sii badanaya |
| shqip | hënë e re më shumë se gjysma |
| српски | скоро па пун месец |
| srpski | skoro pa pun mesec |
| svenska | måne i andra kvarteret |
| Kiswahili | mwezi ulioangazwa zaidi ya nusu unaopevuka |
| தமிழ் | முக்கால்பகுதி வளர்பிறை |
| తెలుగు | ఉబ్బెత్తుగా ఉన్న చంద్రుడు |
| ไทย | ข้างขึ้น |
| ትግርኛ | ዋክሲንግ ጊቦስ ወርሒ |
| türkmen dili | ulalýan aý |
| lea fakatonga | māhina matofi |
| Türkçe | geniş ay |
| українська | місяць у другій чверті |
| اردو | آدھے سے زیادہ بڑھتا ہوا چاند |
| o‘zbek | kattalashib boruvchi qavariq oy |
| Tiếng Việt | trăng khuyết |
| Èdè Yorùbá | Yíyọ́ Kíkún Oṣùpá |
| 粵語 | 盈凸月 |
| 粤语 | 盈凸月 |
| 中文 | 盈凸月 |
| 繁體中文 | 盈凸月 |
| isiZulu | inyange ewucezu ebheke phambili |
Technical details
- Codepoints
- U+1F314
- Emoji version
- 0.6
- Shortcodes
- :waxing_gibbous_moon:
- Category
- Travel & Places
FAQ
- What does the waxing gibbous moon emoji (🌔) mean?
- The waxing gibbous moon — more than half lit and still growing toward full. Gibbous is one of those words almost nobody uses outside astronomy, and it simply means humped or bulging. It stands for the phase before the full moon, and it is one of the least-used of the eight.
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