The meaning of Crescent

Crescent – definition

noun
The curved sickle shape of the waxing or waning moon.
Usage examples:
The moon was a slender crescent
noun
A thing which has the shape of a single curve that is broad in the centre and tapers to a point at each end.
Usage examples:
A three-mile crescent of golden sand
Synonims:
Half-moon Sickle-shape Semicircle Arc Curve Bow Arch Bend Crook Demilune Lunula
noun
A moth or butterfly with crescent-shaped markings on the wings.
Usage examples:
Now, 10 years later, the trees are growing strong, welcome news to the pearl crescent butterfly.

adjective
Having the shape of a crescent.
Usage examples:
A crescent moon
adjective
Growing, increasing, or developing.
Usage examples:
The crescent ray grew to immense proportions and then flew downward.

noun
A curved shape that has two narrow pointed ends

Crescent translation into English

Crescent: translate from English into Chinese

新月, 朏, 镰刀状的

Crescent: translate from English into Dutch

Halve maan, Toenemend, Wassende maan, Halvemaanvormig, Wassend, Maan sikkel

Crescent: translate from English into French

Croissant, Route courbée

Crescent: translate from English into German

Halbmond, Sichel, Zunehmend

Crescent: translate from English into Hindi

वर्धमान, अर्धचन्द्राकार, बढ़ने वाला

Crescent: translate from English into Italian

Mezzaluna, Crescente, A mezzaluna, Falce di luna, Luna crescente, A semicerchio, Lunato

Crescent: translate from English into Korean

초승달, 초승달 모양, 차차 커지는, 차차 차가는, 초승달 모양의, 초승달꼴 롤 빵, 초승달 모양의 거리, 초승달 모양의 광장, 초승달 모양의 기장, 초승달 모양의 것

Crescent: translate from English into Russian

Полумесяц, Серповидный, В форме полумесяца, Возрастающий, Лунный серп, Растущий, Полукруг, Нарастающий, Полуокружность, Нечто в форме полумесяца, Последняя четверть луны, Первая четверть луны, Что-либо в форме полумесяца

Crescent: translate from English into Spanish

Creciente, Medialuna, Luneta, Luna a la media

Word origin

late Middle English cressant, from Old French creissant, from Latin crescere ‘grow’. The spelling change in the 17th century was due to the influence of the Latin.

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Crescent synonims

arc

noun
A part of a curve, especially a part of the circumference of a circle.
Usage examples:
The point where a tangential line touches the arc of a circle

verb
Move with a curving trajectory.
Usage examples:
The ball arced across the room

abbreviation
(in the uk) agricultural research council.

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arch

noun
A curved symmetrical structure spanning an opening and typically supporting the weight of a bridge, roof, or wall above it.
Usage examples:
The result brings to mind support structures for vaulted arches (for instance gaudi's sagrada famil…

verb
Have the curved shape of an arch.
Usage examples:
A beautiful bridge that arched over a canal

adjective
Deliberately or affectedly playful and teasing.
Usage examples:
A somewhat arch tone of voice

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bend

verb
Shape or force (something straight) into a curve or angle.
Usage examples:
The wire has to be bent back tightly

noun
A curve in a road, river, path, or racing circuit.
Usage examples:
The van screeched round a bend

noun
An ordinary in the form of a broad diagonal stripe from top left (dexter chief) to bottom right (sinister base) of a shield or part of one.
Usage examples:
A narrow bend, either dexter or sinister, lying across the other charges on a shield

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bow

noun
A knot tied with two loops and two loose ends, used especially for tying shoelaces and decorative ribbons.
Usage examples:
A girl with long hair tied back in a bow

verb
A curved stroke forming part of a letter (e.g. b, p ).

noun
An act of bending the head or upper body as a sign of respect or greeting.
Usage examples:
The man gave a little bow

All meanings and translations of Bow

crook

noun
The hooked staff of a shepherd.
Usage examples:
Seizing his crook from behind the door, he set off to call his dogs

verb
Bend (something, especially a finger as a signal).
Usage examples:
He crooked a finger for the waitress

adjective
Bad, unpleasant, or unsatisfactory.
Usage examples:
It was pretty crook on the land in the early 1970s

All meanings and translations of Crook

curve

noun
A line or outline which gradually deviates from being straight for some or all of its length.
Usage examples:
The parapet wall sweeps down in a bold curve

verb
Form or cause to form a curve.
Usage examples:
Her mouth curved in a smile

verb
To form or move in the direction of a line that turns continuously and has no straight parts, or to cause something to do this
Usage examples:
[ i ] the road curves around the cemetery., a curve in a road

All meanings and translations of Curve

demilune

noun
A crescent or half-circle, or a thing of this shape.
Usage examples:
Demilune shutters

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half-moon

noun
A phase (= regular change in shape) of the moon in which half its surface can be seen from the earth

All meanings and translations of Half-moon

lunula

noun
The white area at the base of a fingernail.
Usage examples:
In patients with severe renal disease, the proximal portion of the nail bed can turn white, obliter…

All meanings and translations of Lunula

semicircle

noun
A half of a circle or of its circumference.
Usage examples:
It is a complete circle and then down on the bottom half there is a semicircle with a little circle…

noun
Half of a circle, or something in this shape
Usage examples:
Our tents were set in a semicircle.

All meanings and translations of Semicircle

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