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crescent
2 ENTRIES FOUND:
plural crescents
plural crescents
Learner's definition of CRESCENT
1
[singular] : the shape of the visible part of the moon when it is less than half full新月
- the crescent moon一弯新月
2
[count] : a shape that is curved, wide at its center, and pointed at its two ends like a crescent moon新月形；月牙形
◊ The crescent is often used as a symbol of Islam.新月形状常被用作伊斯兰教的象征。
— see also red crescent 
1
a
: the moon at any stage between new moon and first quarter and between last quarter and the succeeding new moon when less than half of the illuminated hemisphere is visible
b
: the figure of the moon at such a stage defined by a convex (see convex sense 1a) and a concave (see concave entry 1 sense 2) edge
: marked by an increase : increasing
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web
Bhg Test Kitchen, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Aug. 2022 Cooper Island is a crescent of gravel in the Beaufort Sea, 25 miles east of Utqiaġvik, the northernmost settlement in the United States. Ned Rozell, Anchorage Daily News, 23 Apr. 2022 Three showers will occur when the moon is only a crescent, offering the best chance to view them. Katia Hetter, CNN, 22 Sep. 2020 As the moon sliced the sun into a crescent, O’Mara walked over to me. Gordy Megroz, Outside Online, 30 Aug. 2017 Those in northeast Asia can today see a waning crescent Moon, 42%-lit, occult Mars. Jamie Carter, Forbes, 17 July 2022 When our satellite does emerge from its New Moon conjunction with the Sun expect lush views of a slender crescent Moon. Jamie Carter, Forbes, 26 June 2022 Starting from the eastern horizon, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn will appear across the east-southeast sky in order of their distance from the sun each morning, and a crescent moon joined the lineup on Friday morning, astronomers said. Nick Stoico, BostonGlobe.com, 20 June 2022 Chair pose really hits your glutes and quads, while the crescent lunge targets your quads, glutes, and hamstrings. SELF, 22 June 2022 Jim Dobson, Forbes, 31 July 2022 Over Islam’s holy month of Ramadan this April, the municipality hung signs wishing Muslim residents a Ramadan Kareem, a common greeting similar to Merry Christmas, and projected a crescent moon over the Jerusalem skyline. Dov Lieber, WSJ, 29 July 2022 Crescent Corn Moon: Cut out a crescent moon shape from a piece of cardboard. Charlyne Mattox, Country Living, 15 July 2022 But Kraje even charms while observing from afar, delighting in the lunacy of others while perched on the crescent moon in the glowing woodland set of scenic designer Anastasia Rurikov Simes. Thomas Floyd, Washington Post, 4 July 2022 Place 2 inches apart on the prepared baking sheets and curl in the ends slightly to make a crescent shape. Tribune News Service, cleveland, 24 May 2022 During a partial eclipse, the moon and sun are not perfectly aligned, so the moon does not completely cover the sun as seen from Earth, so the sun appears as takes a crescent shape in the sky. Maria Jimenez Moya, USA TODAY, 29 Apr. 2022 Do flatten the curve: Brats typically come in a crescent moon-style shape, with a serious curve to them. Chuck Blount, San Antonio Express-News, 14 Feb. 2022 However, on Friday morning, an extra special treat will be visible in the dawn sky because a waning crescent moon will be positioned between Venus and Mars. Maria Pasquini, PEOPLE.com, 23 June 2022 See More
Noun
Making cinnamon rolls with crescent dough is the secret ingredient to making a quick and easy breakfast treat. Bhg Test Kitchen, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Aug. 2022 Cooper Island is a crescent of gravel in the Beaufort Sea, 25 miles east of Utqiaġvik, the northernmost settlement in the United States. Ned Rozell, Anchorage Daily News, 23 Apr. 2022 Three showers will occur when the moon is only a crescent, offering the best chance to view them. Katia Hetter, CNN, 22 Sep. 2020 As the moon sliced the sun into a crescent, O’Mara walked over to me. Gordy Megroz, Outside Online, 30 Aug. 2017 Those in northeast Asia can today see a waning crescent Moon, 42%-lit, occult Mars. Jamie Carter, Forbes, 17 July 2022 When our satellite does emerge from its New Moon conjunction with the Sun expect lush views of a slender crescent Moon. Jamie Carter, Forbes, 26 June 2022 Starting from the eastern horizon, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn will appear across the east-southeast sky in order of their distance from the sun each morning, and a crescent moon joined the lineup on Friday morning, astronomers said. Nick Stoico, BostonGlobe.com, 20 June 2022 Chair pose really hits your glutes and quads, while the crescent lunge targets your quads, glutes, and hamstrings. SELF, 22 June 2022 Adjective
Construction has started to build a stunning new Arawak Spa at the end of a crescent bay to open in 2023. Jim Dobson, Forbes, 31 July 2022 Over Islam’s holy month of Ramadan this April, the municipality hung signs wishing Muslim residents a Ramadan Kareem, a common greeting similar to Merry Christmas, and projected a crescent moon over the Jerusalem skyline. Dov Lieber, WSJ, 29 July 2022 Crescent Corn Moon: Cut out a crescent moon shape from a piece of cardboard. Charlyne Mattox, Country Living, 15 July 2022 But Kraje even charms while observing from afar, delighting in the lunacy of others while perched on the crescent moon in the glowing woodland set of scenic designer Anastasia Rurikov Simes. Thomas Floyd, Washington Post, 4 July 2022 Place 2 inches apart on the prepared baking sheets and curl in the ends slightly to make a crescent shape. Tribune News Service, cleveland, 24 May 2022 During a partial eclipse, the moon and sun are not perfectly aligned, so the moon does not completely cover the sun as seen from Earth, so the sun appears as takes a crescent shape in the sky. Maria Jimenez Moya, USA TODAY, 29 Apr. 2022 Do flatten the curve: Brats typically come in a crescent moon-style shape, with a serious curve to them. Chuck Blount, San Antonio Express-News, 14 Feb. 2022 However, on Friday morning, an extra special treat will be visible in the dawn sky because a waning crescent moon will be positioned between Venus and Mars. Maria Pasquini, PEOPLE.com, 23 June 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
Noun
Latinization of Middle English cressant, cressaunt, borrowed from Anglo-French, noun derivative from present participle of creistre "to increase, grow," going back to Latin crēscere "to come into existence, increase in size or numbers," perhaps going back to Indo-European *kreh1- "become stronger, increase," whence also Slavic *krějǫ, *krějati (whence Old Czech křáti, kříti "to recover, regain strength," Russian dialect krejátʼ "to convalesce, get well," Ukrainian krijáty "to regain strength," Bulgarian kréja "weaken, wither"—sense perhaps by loss of an earlier privative prefix)
Note: Latin crēscere and creāre (see create entry 1) have traditionally been linked to Indo-European *ḱerh3- "feed, satisfy" (see ceres), but this has recently been questioned on both morphological and semantic grounds. Cf. Michiel de Vaan, Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the Other Italic Languages, Leiden, 2008; Oleg Trubačev, Ètimologičeskij slovarʼ slavjanskix jazykov: praslavjanskij leksičeskij fond, Vypusk 12 (Moscow, 1985), pp. 130-31; and in particular Eugen Hill, "Lateinisch crēscō 'wachsen' etymologisch: urslavisch *krějǫ 'genesen', litauisch šeriù 'füttern' oder armenisch serem 'erzeugen'?", International Journal of Diachronic Linguistics and Linguistic Reconstruction, vol. 3 (2006), pp. 187-209, where the issues are thoroughly discussed.
Adjective
borrowed from Latin crēscent-, crescēns, present participle of crēscere "to come into existence, increase in size or numbers" — more at crescent entry 1
First Known Use
Noun
15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
Adjective
1574, in the meaning defined above
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