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bombous

bombous adjective: having a rounded or domed surface; convex.

Adjective

bombous (comparative more bombous, superlative most bombous)

  1. Having a rounded or domed surface; convex.
    • I am inclined to the supposition that the obvious outward signs, the round head, bombous forehead, furry skin, and diminutive size of the pygmies are the outcome of an inward physiological condition peculiar to them, which has enabled them to resist disease or to eat certain kinds of food, or...1912, Ray Lankester, Science From an Easy Chair: A Second Series, London: Adlard & Son, page 243

Forms of bombous

comparativemore bombous
superlativemost bombous

Origin of bombous

From French bombé (“rounded, convex”) + -ous. First attested in 1878.

Questions about bombous

What does bombous mean?
Bombous means having a rounded or domed surface; convex.
What part of speech is bombous?
Bombous is an adjective.

Words near bombous in the dictionary

  1. bombonnes
  2. bomboora
  3. bombooras
  4. bombora
  5. bomboras
  6. bombous
  7. Bombowlee
  8. Bombowlee Creek
  9. bomboy
  10. bomboys
  11. bombproof

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