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n. boog; halve maancrescent1[ kresnt] 〈 zelfstandig naamwoord〉1 maansikkel ⇒ halvemaan, afnemende/wassende maan2 〈 benaming voor〉 halvemaanvormig iets ⇒ halvemaantje; 〈Brits-Engels; in straatnamen Crescent〉 halvemaanvormige rij huizen————————crescent2
См. также в других словарях:
Fruchtbarer Halbmond — Fruchtbarer Halbmond, Fertile Crescent [ fəːtaɪl kresnt, englisch], von J. H. Breasted eingeführte Bezeichnung für die im Regenfeldbau (ohne Bewässerung) nutzbaren Steppenlandschaften Jordaniens, Libanons, Israels, Syriens, der Türkei, Iraks… … Universal-Lexikon
crescent — cres·cent || kresnt n. object shaped like a new moon, thin curving shape which comes to a point at both ends; phase of the moon when it is shaped as a C, new moon, moon in its last quarter; symbol for Islam; bread roll in the shape of a C adj.… … English contemporary dictionary
crescents — cres·cent || kresnt n. object shaped like a new moon, thin curving shape which comes to a point at both ends; phase of the moon when it is shaped as a C, new moon, moon in its last quarter; symbol for Islam; bread roll in the shape of a C adj.… … English contemporary dictionary
decrescent — de·cres·cent || dɪ kresnt adj. becoming gradually smaller … English contemporary dictionary