decrescent of the moon

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• decrescent — [dē kres′ənt] adj. [L decrescens, prp. of decrescere, DECREASE] decreasing; lessening; waning: said esp. of the moon in its final quarter …   English World dictionary

• decrescent — decrescence, n. /di kres euhnt/, adj. 1. diminishing; decreasing. 2. waning, as the moon. [1600 10; < L decrescent (s. of decrescens), prp. of decrescere to DECREASE; see ENT] * * * …   Universalium

• decrescent — [dɪ krɛs(ə)nt] adjective (of the moon) waning. Origin C17: from L. decrescent , decrescere (see decrease) …   English new terms dictionary

• decrescent — /dəˈkrɛsənt/ (say duh kresuhnt) adjective 1. decreasing. 2. waning, as the moon. {Latin dēcrescens, present participle, decreasing} …  

• decrescent — adj. (usu. of the moon) waning, decreasing. Etymology: L decrescere: see DECREASE …   Useful english dictionary

• moon — Synonyms and related words: April showers, Artemis, Ashtoreth, Astarte, Cynthia, Diana, Hecate, Hekate, Luna, Phoebe, Proteus, Selene, abundant year, academic year, annum, artificial satellite, be absent, bissextile year, bum around, calendar… …   Moby Thesaurus

• moon — n 1. satellite, secondary planet, celestial body, Archaic. lamp. 2. new moon, increscent moon, waxing moon, decrescent moon, waning moon, old moon; crescent, lune, meniscus, half moon, demilune; full moon, hunter s moon, harvest moon; disk, orb,… …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

• Sailor Moon — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Sailor Moon 美少女戦士セーラームーン (Bishōjo Senshi Sērā Mūn) Género Mahō shōjo Manga Sailor Moon Creado por …   Wikipedia Español

• half moon — Synonyms and related words: artificial satellite, crescent, crescent moon, decrescent, decrescent moon, demilune, full moon, gibbous moon, harvest moon, horseshoe, increscent, increscent moon, lunula, lunule, meniscus, moon, new moon, orb of… …   Moby Thesaurus

• new moon — Synonyms and related words: artificial satellite, crescent, crescent moon, decrescent, decrescent moon, demilune, full moon, gibbous moon, half moon, harvest moon, increscent, increscent moon, moon, orb of night, queen of heaven, queen of night,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• Terrestrial planet — The terrestrial planets Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars, and dwarf planet Ceres. Sizes to scale A terrestrial planet, telluric planet or rocky planet is a planet that is composed primarily of silicate rocks and/or …   Wikipedia