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Translingual[edit]
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Etymology[edit]
The lunar crescent is an ancient symbol for the moon.[1] Its orientation varies between increscent and decrescent.
Symbol[edit]
☾
- nighttime.
- (astronomy, astrology) the Moon.
- (astronomy, rare) a natural satellite.
- (astronomy, astrology, rare) the last quarter of the Moon.
- (alchemy, archaic) silver.
- Synonym: 🜛
- (rare) Monday
- Refers to the Latin phrase dies Lunae, which literally means "Moon's day".
Derived terms[edit]
- (astronomy): M☾ – lunar mass (as a unit of measurement for astronomical bodies; more commonly ML).
- R☾ – lunar radius (as a unit of measurement; more commonly RL).
Gallery[edit]
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Late Classical and Medieval form
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A ms form from ca. 1750
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A decorative variant in the Netherlands
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As a symbol for silver
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An abstract variant
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Symbol on a silver background
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Noun[edit]
☾ (uncountable)
- (alchemy) Alternative spelling of silver
- 1650, Paracelsus, “Of the Nature of Things”, in John French, transl., A New Light of Alchymie, page 74:
- Firſt of all bring Copper with ☿ ſublimate, and fixt Arſenick to bee white, yea as white as ☾, then beat it ſmall.
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