gibbosity

[gi-bos-i-tee] / gɪˈbɒs ɪ ti /

NOUN

bulge

Synonyms

STRONGEST

lump nodule wart

STRONG

blob bump bunch bunching convexity dilation distention excess excrescence growth hump intumescence jut outgrowth outthrust pouch projection prominence promontory protrusion protuberance sac sagging salience superfluity swelling tuberosity tumefaction tumor

WEAK

nodulation

Antonyms

STRONG

depression ingrowth

NOUN

hump

Synonyms

STRONG

bulge bump convexity dune elevation eminence excrescence hill hummock hunch knap knob kyphosis mound prominence protrusion protuberance ridge swell tumescence

WEAK

convexedness knurl

Antonyms

STRONG

depression ditch flat unimportance

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Behind the neck and immediately above the shoulder rises a gibbosity or hump of the same height as the dorsal ridge.

From Project Gutenberg

And Dominica draws nearer,—sharply massing her hills against the vast light in purple nodes and gibbosities and denticulations.

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