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increscent

increscent noun: a crescent oriented with horns turned to dexter (pointing to the viewer's left).

increscent: a crescent oriented with horns turned to dexter (pointing to the viewer's left)
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Noun

increscent (plural increscents)

  1. A crescent oriented with horns turned to dexter (pointing to the viewer's left).

Adjective

increscent (not comparable)

  1. Of the Moon: growing in apparent size; waxing.

increscent meaning in Tamil

increscent in Tamil

வளர்நிலை

Antonyms of increscent

Forms of increscent

pluralincrescents

Origin of increscent

Attested since about 1675, from Latin increscens, present participle of increscere.

Words that rhyme with increscent

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Questions about increscent

What does increscent mean?
Increscent means a crescent oriented with horns turned to dexter (pointing to the viewer's left).
What is increscent in Tamil?
Increscent in Tamil is வளர்நிலை. See Increscent meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is increscent?
Increscent can be a noun or an adjective.
What is the plural of increscent?
The plural of increscent is increscents.

Words near increscent in the dictionary

  1. increpating
  2. increpation
  3. increpations
  4. incrept
  5. increscence
  6. increscent
  7. increscents
  8. increst
  9. incrested
  10. incresting
  11. incrests

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Adapted from Wiktionary: increscent (page history and authors); increscent (Tamil 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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