crescentic Sentence Examples
- The waves rolled towards the shore in a series of crescentic patterns.
- The moon hung low in the sky, its crescentic shape casting an ethereal glow upon the surroundings.
- The doctor used a crescentic scalpel to make an incision on the patient's arm.
- The arch of the bridge formed a perfect crescentic shape.
- The flames danced in a crescentic motion, leaping and swirling towards the ceiling.
- A faint smile played upon his lips, his mouth forming a subtle crescentic curve.
- The sand dunes stretched out before us, their crescentic shapes shifting with the wind.
- The scratches on the wall formed a crescentic pattern, as if claws had raked across its surface.
- The leaves of the tree swayed in the breeze, their crescentic tips rustling softly against each other.
- The cliffs along the coastline presented a series of spectacular crescentic formations.
crescentic Meaning
crescentic
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, a curved figure that tapers to two points like a crescent moon, a crescent-shaped anatomical structure or section, the gametocyte of the falciparum malaria parasite that is shaped like a crescent and constitutes a distinguishing character of malignant tertian malaria, 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, something shaped like a crescent, marked by an increase, the shape of the visible moon during about the first week after a new moon or the last week before the next new moon
Synonyms & Antonyms of crescentic
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FAQs About the word crescentic
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
cavernous,alveolar, concave, cupped, recurved, hollow, cuplike, recessed, dimpled, dished
convex, protuberant, globular, round, distended, enlarged, projecting, domed, rounded, puffy
The waves rolled towards the shore in a series of crescentic patterns.
The moon hung low in the sky, its crescentic shape casting an ethereal glow upon the surroundings.
The doctor used a crescentic scalpel to make an incision on the patient's arm.
The arch of the bridge formed a perfect crescentic shape.
