crescent

[ kres-uh nt ]
/ ˈkrɛs ənt /
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noun

adjective

shaped like a crescent.
increasing; growing.

Origin of crescent

1350–1400; < Latin crēscent- (stem of crēscēns) present participle of crēscere to grow (see create, -esce); replacing Middle English cressaunt < Anglo-French < Latin as above

OTHER WORDS FROM crescent

cres·cen·tic [kri-sen-tik] /krɪˈsɛn tɪk/, adjective sub·cres·cen·tic, adjective

Words nearby crescent

cres., crescas, crescendo, crescendo angina, crescendo murmur, crescent, crescent cell anemia, crescent truss, crescit eundo, crescive, creslan

Words related to crescentic

bowed, concave, convex, curved, falcate, semicircular

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British Dictionary definitions for crescentic

crescent
/ (ˈkrɛsənt, -zənt) /

noun

the biconcave shape of the moon in its first or last quarters
any shape or object resembling this
mainly British
  1. a crescent-shaped street, often lined with houses of the same style
  2. (capital when part of a name)Pelham Crescent
heraldry a crescent moon, used as the cadency mark of a second son
the crescent (often capital)
  1. the emblem of Islam or Turkey
  2. Islamic or Turkish power

adjective

archaic, or poetic increasing or growing

Derived forms of crescent

crescentic (krəˈsɛntɪk), adjective

Word Origin for crescent

C14: from Latin crescēns increasing, from crescere to grow

Medical definitions for crescentic

crescent
[ krĕs′ənt ]

n.

Something having concave and convex edges terminating in points.

adj.

Crescent-shaped.

Other words from crescent

cres•cen′tic (krə-sĕn′tĭk) adj.

Scientific definitions for crescentic

crescent
[ krĕs′ənt ]

Partly but less than half illuminated. Used to describe the Moon or a planet. Compare gibbous.