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cres·cent C0741700 (krĕs′ənt)n.1. The figure of the moon as it appears before its first quarter phase or after its third quarter phase, with concave and convex edges terminating in points.2. a. A curved street.b. A curved block of buildings, especially row houses, forming a continuous facade.3. A curved pastry.adj.1. Crescent-shaped.2. Waxing, as the moon approaching its first quarter phase; increasing.
[Middle English cressaunt, from Anglo-Norman, variant of Old French creissant, from present participle of creistre, to grow, from Latin crēscere; see ker- in Indo-European roots.]
cres·cen′tic (krə-sĕn′tĭk) adj.
Cres·cent C0741700 (krĕs′ənt) A trademark for an adjustable open-end wrench.EncyclopediaSeecrescentcrescenticenUK
cres·cen·tic (kres-sen'tik), Shaped like a crescent.cres·cen·tic (krĕ-sen'tik) Shaped like a crescent. crescent (kres'ent) [L. crescere, to grow] Shaped like a sickle or a waxing or waning moon. crescentic (kre-sen'tik), adjectivearticular crescentA crescent-shaped cartilage present in certain joints, as the menisci of the knee joint.crescent body See: red cell ghostmyopic crescentA grayish patch around the optic disk in the fundus of the eye caused by atrophy of the choroid.crescent of Giannuzzi See: Giannuzzi, Giuseppe |