Crescent

Cres·cent  (krsnt)

A trademark for an adjustable open-end wrench.

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cres·cent  (krsnt)

n.

1. The figure of the moon as it appears in its first or last quarter, with concave and convex edges terminating in points.

2. Something shaped like a crescent, especially:

a. A curved pastry.

b. A curved street, often presenting a continuous façade, as of row houses.

adj.

1. Crescent-shaped.

2. Waxing, as the moon; increasing.

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[Middle English cressaunt, from Anglo-Norman, variant of Old French creissant, from present participle of creistre, to grow, from Latin crscere; see ker-² in Indo-European roots.]

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cres·centic (kr-sntk) adj.

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crescent [ˈkrɛs^ənt -z^ənt]

n

1. (Astronomy) the biconcave shape of the moon in its first or last quarters

2. any shape or object resembling this

3. (Social Science / Human Geography) Chiefly Brit

a.  a crescent-shaped street, often lined with houses of the same style

b.  (capital when part of a name) Pelham Crescent

4. (History / Heraldry) Heraldry a crescent moon, used as the cadency mark of a second son

5. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) (often capital and preceded by the)

a.  the emblem of Islam or Turkey

b.  Islamic or Turkish power

adj

Archaic or poetic increasing or growing

[from Latin crescēns increasing, from crescere to grow]

crescentic  [krəˈsɛntɪk] adj

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crescent  (krsnt)

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

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	crescent - any shape resembling the curved shape of the moon in its first or last quarters curve, curved shape - the trace of a point whose direction of motion changes
Adj.	1.	crescent - resembling the new moon in shape crescent-shaped, lunate, semilunar rounded - curving and somewhat round in shape rather than jagged; "low rounded hills"; "rounded shoulders"

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crescent

noun

meniscus, sickle, new moon, half-moon, old moon, sickle-shape a flag with a white crescent on a red ground

adjective

sickle-shaped, curved, arched, semicircular, bow-shaped a crescent moon

Translations

crescent [ˈkresnt]

A. ADJ → creciente

B. N (= shape) → medialuna f; (= street) calle en forma de semicírculo

C. CPD crescent moon N → luna f creciente

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crescent [ˈkrɛs^ənt] n

(= shape) → croissant m

(= street) → rue en arc de cercle)f >
crescent moon n → croissant m de lune
crescent-shaped [ˈkrɛs^əntʃeɪpt] adj → en croissant, en forme de croissant

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crescent

n → Halbmond m; (in street names) → Weg m (halbmondförmig verlaufende Straße)

adj the crescent moon → die Mondsichel

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crescent [ˈkrɛsnt]

1. adj (moon) → crescente; (shape) → a mezzaluna

2. n (shape) → mezzaluna; (street) → via (a semicerchio)

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crescent [ˈkrɛsnt]

1. adj (moon) → crescente; (shape) → a mezzaluna

2. n (shape) → mezzaluna; (street) → via (a semicerchio)

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crescent

n crescent [ˈkresnt]

1 (also adjective) (having) the curved shape of the growing moon the crescent moon; crescent-shaped earrings. halfmaan, sekelmaan, groeiende/wassende maan هِلال сърповиден srpek měsíce; srpkovitý halvmåne halbmondförmig μισοφέγγαρο creciente; en forma de media luna kuusirp هلال kuunsirppi croissant צוּרַת סָהַר नव चन्द्र u obliku polumjeseca félhold bulan sabit hálfmáni; sigðlaga falce di luna 三日月 상현 pusmėnulis; pusmėnulio formos pusmēness; pusloks; pusmēnesveidīgs; pusloka- bentuk bulan sabit halvemaan(vormig) halvmåne, månesigd półksiężyc crescente semi­lună серповидный kosák mesiaca polmesec mlad mesec månskära, halvmåne ที่มีรูปร่างเหมือนพระจันทร์เสี้ยว hilâl; hilâl şeklinde 上弦月，新月 півмісяць; серп місяця هلال، نیا چاند hình lưỡi liềm 月牙，新月

2 (abbreviated toCres. when written in street-names) a curved street. singel شارِع مُلتَوِ улица с форма на полумесец polokruhovitá ulice buet vej; kurvet vej halbmondförmige Straße ημικυκλικός δρόμος calle en forma de arco (kaarjas) tänav نیمدایره katu rue (en arc de cercle) רְחוֹב בְּצוּרָת קֶשֶת क्रेस zavojit (ívelt) házsor jalan menikung gata sem liggur í hálfhring strada ricurva 三日月形街路 초승달 모양의 거로 puslankio formos gatvė līkumota iela lengkung halvemaanvormige straat gate som går i en halvsirkel ulica w kształcie półkola stradă (în curbă) изогнутая улица (pri názvoch ulíc) oblúkovitá ulica (zavita) ulica polukružna ulica svängd gata (husrad) ถนนที่โค้ง yarım daire cadde 彎曲街道 дугоподібна вулиця م‍ڑی هوئى گلی đoạn phố hình lưỡi liềm 新月状街道