crescent moon
/ˈkrɛs.ənt muːn/
crescent moon noun: the Moon as it appears early in its first quarter or late in its last quarter, when only a small arc-shaped section of the visible portion is illuminated by the Sun.
Noun
crescent moon (plural crescent moons)
- The Moon as it appears early in its first quarter or late in its last quarter, when only a small arc-shaped section of the visible portion is illuminated by the Sun.
- Synonyms:
- hilal, meniscus, moonsickle, sickle moon
crescent moon meaning in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada
crescent moon in Tamil
- the moon as it appears in its first or last quarter
- பிறை piṟai
crescent moon in Telugu
- crescent moon
- నెలవంక nelavaṅka
- the crescent moon, a half-moon
- అర్ధచంద్రుడు ardhacandruḍu
crescent moon in Malayalam
- crescent moon; The Moon when only a small arc like portion of it is illuminated by the Sun
- പിറ piṟa
crescent moon in Kannada
- ಮರಿದಿಂಗಳ್, ಕುಡುವೆರೆ, ಕೊಂಬುವೆರೆ, ಕೋರೆದಿಂಗಳ್, ಕೋರೆದಿಂಗಳು
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- crescent moon in Tagalog
- bulang gasuklay
- crescent moon in Arabic
- هِلَال hilāl
- crescent moon in Indonesian
- bulan sabit
- crescent moon in Myanmar
- လခြမ်း la.hkram:
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Forms of crescent moon
| plural | crescent moons |
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Questions about crescent moon
- What does crescent moon mean?
- Crescent moon means the Moon as it appears early in its first quarter or late in its last quarter, when only a small arc-shaped section of the visible portion is illuminated by the Sun.
- What is crescent moon in Tamil?
- Crescent moon in Tamil is பிறை (piṟai). See Crescent moon meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is crescent moon?
- Crescent moon is a noun.
- How do you pronounce crescent moon?
- Crescent moon is pronounced /ˈkrɛs.ənt muːn/.
- What is the plural of crescent moon?
- The plural of crescent moon is crescent moons.
Words near crescent moon in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: crescent moon (page history and authors); అర్ధచంద్రుడు (Telugu) (page history and authors); പിറ (Malayalam) (page history and authors); crescent moon (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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