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GIBBOUS [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1993-10-26
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Astronomy
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- gibbous 1, record 1, English, gibbous
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Gibbous, a term signifying 'protuberant', 'swelling out', applied to bodies which are double-convex, and particularly to the moon, when she is within a week of the full. 2, record 1, English, - gibbous
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
... after dichotomy, the terminator becomes convex towards the east and the Moon assumes the shape called gibbous. 3, record 1, English, - gibbous
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Astronomie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- gibbeux
1, record 1, French, gibbeux
adjective
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Se dit de l'aspect d'un astre du système solaire dont la surface éclairée visible occupe plus de la moitié du disque. 2, record 1, French, - gibbeux
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Entre ces trois positions fondamentales [les quartiers], la planète montre des phases intermédiaires, qui vont du fin croissant [...] à la phase «gibbeuse». 3, record 1, French, - gibbeux
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1979-08-10
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Fungi and Myxomycetes
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- gibbous
1, record 2, English, gibbous
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
in the form of a swelling ... 1, record 2, English, - gibbous
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
applied to a pileus which is more swollen or convex on one side than the other ... 1, record 2, English, - gibbous
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Champignons et myxomycètes
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- gibbeux
1, record 2, French, gibbeux
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Muni d'une ou plusieurs bosses. 1, record 2, French, - gibbeux
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[...] un chapeau gibbeux est essentiellement asymétrique et déséquilibré [...] s'il était muni d'une seule protubérance, centrale et régulière, on le dirait simplement: obtusément mamelonné. 1, record 2, French, - gibbeux
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1978-07-10
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Paleontology
- Botany
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- gibbous
1, record 3, English, gibbous
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
With an unsymmetrical convexity or umbo, with a convexity on one side, irregularly rounded, gibbose. 1, record 3, English, - gibbous
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Paléontologie
- Botanique
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- gibbeux
1, record 3, French, gibbeux
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
pourvu d'une ou de plusieurs bosses ou gibbosités (...) 1, record 3, French, - gibbeux
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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