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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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How to use it

  • 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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LanguageName
Afrikaansgroeiende bolmaan
አማርኛትንሽ የጠቆረች ግማሽ ጨረቃ
العربيةقمر أحدب متزايد
অসমীয়াবৰ্দ্ধিত অৰ্ধাধিক চন্দ্ৰ
azərbaycandörddə bir böyüyən ay
башҡортүҫеүсе тулы ай
беларускаярост гарба
българскинарастваща полупълна Луна
বাংলাবৃদ্ধিপ্রাপ্ত অর্ধাধিক চাঁদ
bosanskido punog mjeseca
catalàlluna gibosa creixent
ᏣᎳᎩᏢ ᏦᎢ ᎩᏄᎩᏗ ᏅᏓ ᎤᏒ ᎡᎯ
češtinadorůstající měsíc před úplňkem
чӑваш чӗлхикилсе ҫитнӗ уйӑх
Cymraeglleuad amgrwm ar ei chynnydd
Deutschzweites Mondviertel
dolnoserbšćinapśisamem połny mjaseck
Ελληνικάαύξων αμφίκυρτος
Englishwaxing gibbous moon
españolluna gibosa creciente
eestikasvav kuu
euskarailgora-bukaera
فارسیکوژماه افزاینده
suomikasvava puolikuu
Filipinowaxing gibbous moon
føroysktstórur vaksandi hálvmáni
françaislune gibbeuse croissante
Gaeilgegealach scothlán atá ag líonadh
Gàidhliggealach chrotach a’ fàs
galegolúa xibosa crecente
ગુજરાતીવધતો ચંદ્ર
Hausawata wucewa rabi mai ƙaruwa
עבריתירח כמעט מלא
हिन्दीउभरा हुआ उदीयमान चाँद
hrvatskirastući izbočeni mjesec
hornjoserbšćinanimale połny měsačk
magyarnövő domború hold
հայերենաճող ուռուցիկ լուսին
Indonesiabulan cembung awal
íslenskavaxandi tungl (meira en hálft)
italianoluna gibbosa crescente
日本語十三夜月
Jawabulan separo luwih
ქართულიმზარდი განათებული მთვარე
қазақ тілітолып жатқан дөңес ай
قازاق ءتىلى (توتە)تولىپ جاتقان دوڭەس اي
ខ្មែរព្រចន្ទជិតពេញវង់
ಕನ್ನಡಪೀನ ಚಂದ್ರ
한국어상현달
कोंकणीवाडट्या चंद्रकळेचो अर्दचंद्र
кыргызчатолгону калган ай
ລາວເດືອນອອກໃໝ່ຂ້ອນດວງ
lietuviųpriešpilnis (pabaiga)
latviešuizliekts augošs mēness
македонскипоследна фаза на осветлување
മലയാളംമായുന്ന ചന്ദ്രൻ
монголбүтэн сарын өмнөх сар
मराठीसूर्यास्तावेळी दिसणारा पाऊण प्रकाशित चंद्र
Melayubulan hampir purnama mengambang
မြန်မာလပြည့်မတိုင်မီ အပတ်
नेपालीबढ्दो गिबस चन्द्रमा
Nederlandswassende maan
norskvoksende fullmåne
ଓଡ଼ିଆୱାକ୍ସିଂରେ ଥିବା ବହିର୍ବର୍ତ୍ତ ହେଉଥିବା ଅପୁର୍ଣଚନ୍ଦ୍ର
ਪੰਜਾਬੀਨੌਮਾਹੀ ਚੰਦ
Naijíriá PíjinMun Braít Pat Bíg Pás Háf Di Mun
polskinarastający księżyc między pierwszą kwadrą a pełnią
پښتورغېدونکې شاټوغې سپوږمۍ
portuguêslua crescente convexa
rumantschglina creschenta per trais quarts plaina
românălună convexă în creștere
русскийприбывающая луна
سنڌيپوري چنڊ ڏانهن وڌندڙ
တႆးဝူင်ႈၼႃႈလိူၼ်မူၼ်း
සිංහලපුරපක්ෂයේ අටවක සඳ
slovenčinadorastajúci mesiac
slovenščinaveč kot polovično osvetljen prvi krajec
Soomaaliweynaanta dayaxa oo sii badanaya
shqiphënë e re më shumë se gjysma
српскискоро па пун месец
srpskiskoro pa pun mesec
svenskamåne i andra kvarteret
Kiswahilimwezi ulioangazwa zaidi ya nusu unaopevuka
தமிழ்முக்கால்பகுதி வளர்பிறை
తెలుగుఉబ్బెత్తుగా ఉన్న చంద్రుడు
ไทยข้างขึ้น
ትግርኛዋክሲንግ ጊቦስ ወርሒ
türkmen diliulalýan aý
lea fakatongamāhina matofi
Türkçegeniş ay
українськамісяць у другій чверті
اردوآدھے سے زیادہ بڑھتا ہوا چاند
o‘zbekkattalashib boruvchi qavariq oy
Tiếng Việttrăng khuyết
Èdè YorùbáYíyọ́ Kíkún Oṣùpá
粵語盈凸月
粤语盈凸月
中文盈凸月
繁體中文盈凸月
isiZuluinyange ewucezu ebheke phambili

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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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