Posted on Feb 16, 2019
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Nature can be very strange , and sometimes I am awe struck! In this clip Biologist Nan Hauser believes that when a humpback whale approached her and started nudging, lifting, and covering, it was acting to protect her from a nearby tiger shark. We really don't know if this is the case. However, Nan believes she was protected by her new gibbous friend. Nature can be quite unusual !
Word of the Day : February 16, 2019
gibbous
adjective JIB-us
Definition :
1 a : marked by convexity or swelling.
b of the moon or a planet : seen with more than half but not all of the apparent disk illuminated.
2 : having a hump : humpbacked,
Did You Know ?
The adjective gibbous has its origins in the Latin noun gibbus, meaning "hump," and in the Late Latin adjective gibbosus, meaning "humpbacked," which Middle English adopted in the 14th century as gibbous. Gibbous has been used to describe the rounded body parts of humans and animals (such as the back of a camel) or to describe the shape of certain flowers (such as snapdragons). The term is most often identified, however, with the study of astronomy. A gibbous moon is one that is more than a half-moon but less than full.
Examples :
The fresh layer of snow glistened under the light of the waxing gibbous moon.
"During the fourth lunar orbit, Anders was engaged in photographing the lunar surface when he noticed a slightly gibbous Earth rising above the surface as the spacecraft passed over from the moon's far side to its near side." — Alan Hale, The Alamogordo (New Mexico) Daily News, 23 Dec. 2018.
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Word of the Day : February 16, 2019
gibbous
adjective JIB-us
Definition :
1 a : marked by convexity or swelling.
b of the moon or a planet : seen with more than half but not all of the apparent disk illuminated.
2 : having a hump : humpbacked,
Did You Know ?
The adjective gibbous has its origins in the Latin noun gibbus, meaning "hump," and in the Late Latin adjective gibbosus, meaning "humpbacked," which Middle English adopted in the 14th century as gibbous. Gibbous has been used to describe the rounded body parts of humans and animals (such as the back of a camel) or to describe the shape of certain flowers (such as snapdragons). The term is most often identified, however, with the study of astronomy. A gibbous moon is one that is more than a half-moon but less than full.
Examples :
The fresh layer of snow glistened under the light of the waxing gibbous moon.
"During the fourth lunar orbit, Anders was engaged in photographing the lunar surface when he noticed a slightly gibbous Earth rising above the surface as the spacecraft passed over from the moon's far side to its near side." — Alan Hale, The Alamogordo (New Mexico) Daily News, 23 Dec. 2018.
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The final song on the 2011 album from Momus and John Henriksson, Thunderclown.
Thank you, my friend SGT John " Mac " McConnell for mentioning the word of the day "gibbous." Since gibbous is akin to waxing as opposed to waning, it would never be used when discussing the appearance of a pregnant spouse :-)
Gibbons, groundhogs, gerbils, guinea pigs, and giraffes may well grind and grunt when the moon seems to be gibbous. However gerunds and Germanic grammar are generally associated with graduate studies as well as grammar school.
Momus: Gibbous Moon
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Gibbons, groundhogs, gerbils, guinea pigs, and giraffes may well grind and grunt when the moon seems to be gibbous. However gerunds and Germanic grammar are generally associated with graduate studies as well as grammar school.
Momus: Gibbous Moon
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g6cxdRGAdm0
FYI COL Mikel J. Burroughs Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen PO1 H Gene Lawrence PO2 Kevin Parker CPT Scott Sharon SSG William Jones SP5 Mark Kuzinski Lt Col Charlie Brown Maj Bill Smith, Ph.D. Maj William W. "Bill" Price Maj Marty Hogan SFC Joe S. Davis Jr., MSM, DSL LTC Greg Henning LTC Jeff Shearer CWO3 Dennis M. PO3 Bob McCord SGT (Join to see)
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