crescent

Meaning

Noun

1. The figure of the moon as it appears between its first or last quarter and the new moon, with concave and convex edges terminating in points.
2. Something shaped like a crescent, especially:
3. Something shaped like a crescent, especially:
4. Something shaped like a crescent, especially:
5. Something shaped like a crescent, especially:
6. A crescent spanner.
7. Any of three orders of knighthood conferred upon foreigners to whom Turkey might be indebted for valuable services.
8. A crescentspot butterfly.

Adj

1. marked by an increase; waxing, like the Moon.
2. Shaped like a crescent.

Verb

1. To form a crescent shape
2. To decorate with crescents.

Concepts

crescent

crescent-shaped

semilunar

sickle

meniscus

half moon

growing

lunate

demilune

sickle-shaped

crescent moon

waning moon

waxing moon

hook

machete

new moon

crescent roll

croissant

increasing

developing

convexo-concave

reaping-hook

glass-body-demilune body

concavo-convex

lunar

passing hollow

meniscus meniscuses

bill

curved

falcate

lunule

bow

crescent-shaped object

double joint

crescent moth

half-moon

hypotenuse

arc

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈkɹɛ.zənt/

Etymology

From Middle English cressaunt, from Anglo-Norman cressaunt and Old French creissant (“crescent of the moon”) (French croissant), from Latin crēscēns, present active participle of crēscō (“arise, thrive”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱreh₁- (“to grow”). See Old Armenian սերիմ (serim, “be born”) and սերեմ (serem, “bring forth”), Ancient Greek κόρη (kórē, “girl”) and κούρος (koúros, “boy”), Latin creāre (“produce, create, bring forth”) and Ceres (“goddess of agriculture”). Doublet of croissant, creature, crew, recreation, and recruit.
The pronunciation with /z/ is a comparatively recent innovation due to the influence of words such as pheasant and present.