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Waxing Crescent

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  • crescent — [kres′ənt] n. [altered (infl. by L) < ME cressaunt < OFr creissant, prp. of creistre, to increase < L crescere, to come forth, grow, inchoative of creare: see CREATE] 1. a phase of a planet or a moon, when it appears to have one concave… …   English World dictionary

  • Crescent — For other uses, see Crescent (disambiguation). An example of an artistic crescent in this case a large circle with a smaller one removed …   Wikipedia

  • crescent — Synonyms and related words: Autobahn, Cynthian, S shaped, US highway, achievement, alerion, alley, alleyway, animal charge, annulet, argent, armorial bearings, armory, arms, arterial, arterial highway, arterial street, artery, artificial… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • crescent — late 14c., crescent shaped ornament, from Anglo Fr. cressaunt, from O.Fr. creissant crescent of the moon (12c., Mod.Fr. croissant), from L. crescentum (nom. crescens), prp. of crescere come forth, spring up, grow, thrive, swell, increase in… …   Etymology dictionary

  • crescent — ► NOUN 1) the curved sickle shape of the waxing or waning moon. 2) a thing of this shape, in particular a street or terrace of houses forming an arc. ORIGIN from Latin crescere grow …   English terms dictionary

  • crescent — [14] Crescent is one of a wide range of words (including create, crescendo, concrete, crew, accretion, croissant, increase, and recruit) bequeathed to English by the Latin verb crēscere ‘grow’. In the case of crescent, it came in the form of the… …   The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • crescent — [14] Crescent is one of a wide range of words (including create, crescendo, concrete, crew, accretion, croissant, increase, and recruit) bequeathed to English by the Latin verb crēscere ‘grow’. In the case of crescent, it came in the form of the… …   Word origins

  • crescent — [ krɛz(ə)nt, s ] noun 1》 the curved shape of the waxing or waning moon. 2》 a thing which has the shape of a single curve, especially when broad in the centre and tapering to a point at each end.     ↘chiefly Brit. a street or terrace of houses… …   English new terms dictionary

  • crescent — n. & adj. n. 1 the curved sickle shape of the waxing or waning moon. 2 anything of this shape, esp. Brit. a street forming an arc. 3 a the crescent shaped emblem of Islam or Turkey. b (the Crescent) the world or power of Islam. adj. 1 poet.… …   Useful english dictionary

  • crescent — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. crescent shaped, lunate, moon shaped, luniform. See curvature. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. crescent moon, waxing moon, waning moon, sickle, convex figure, concave figure, half moon, demilune, meniscus,… …   English dictionary for students

  • crescent — 1. noun /ˈkɹɛs.n̩t/ a) The figure of the moon as it appears in its first or last quarter, with concave and convex edges terminating in points. b) Something shaped like a crescent, especially: 2. adjective /ˈkɹɛs.n̩t/ marked by an increase; waxing …   Wiktionary

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