crescent moon
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English[edit]
Noun[edit]
crescent moon (plural crescent moons)
- The Moon as it appears early in its first quarter or late in its last quarter, when only a small arc-shaped section of the visible portion is illuminated by the Sun.
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- (image or other representation of a crescent moon): lunette (obsolete)
- (waning moon): old moon
- (waxing moon): new moon, young moon
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Translations[edit]
the moon as it appears in its first or last quarter
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See also[edit]
- 🌘, 🌒, 🌙
- gibbous
- Lunar phase on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Category:Crescent Moon on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons