Uk English Meaning of crescentic
crescent
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Definitions and Meaning of crescentic in English
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
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crescent
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
alveolar,cavernous,concave,cup-like,cupped,hollow,recurved,cuppy,dimpled,Dished
convex,protuberant,ballooning,bloated,blown-up,bulbous,bulging,Cambered,Distended,dome
crescendos => crescendos, crescendoing => crescendoing, crescendoes => crescendos, crescendoed => crescendoed, crescendi => Crescendo,
