first quarternoun [ C ]
uk/ˌfɜːst ˈkwɔː.tər//ˌfɝːst ˈkwɔːr.t̬ɚ/a half moon
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Astronomy
- asteroid
- astral
- astro-
- astrolabe
- astronomer
- gibbous
- heavenly body
- interplanetary
- interstellar
- Jupiter
- Pleiades
- plough
- Pluto
- Polaris
- pulsar
- Uranus
- Venus
- vernal equinox
- wane
- white dwarf
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Examples from literature
- On putting my head out through the hole I was distressed to see the brilliant light of the crescent moon then entering in its first quarter.