waning moon
waning moon noun: a moon (usually the Moon, that is, Earth's moon) when it appears smaller each night as it progresses from a full moon to a new moon: a moon in any of the diminishing lunar phases.
Noun
waning moon (plural waning moons)
- A moon (usually the Moon, that is, Earth's moon) when it appears smaller each night as it progresses from a full moon to a new moon: a moon in any of the diminishing lunar phases.
waning moon meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Persian and Myanmar
waning moon in Hindi
- waning moon
- क्षीणचंद्र kṣīṇcandra
waning moon in Tamil
- moon as it progresses from full moon to a new moon
- தேய்பிறை tēypiṟai
waning moon in Persian
- moon as it progresses from full moon to a new moon
- هلال کاهنده helâl-e kâhande
waning moon in Myanmar
- moon as it progresses from full moon to a new moon
- လဆုတ် la.hcut
Antonyms of waning moon
Forms of waning moon
| plural | waning moons |
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Origin of waning moon
From waning + moon. Compare Middle English waynynge of the mone, wanynge of þe mone (literally “waning of the moon”).
Questions about waning moon
- What does waning moon mean?
- Waning moon means a moon (usually the Moon, that is, Earth's moon) when it appears smaller each night as it progresses from a full moon to a new moon: a moon in any of the diminishing lunar phases.
- What is waning moon in Hindi?
- Waning moon in Hindi is क्षीणचंद्र (kṣīṇcandra). See Waning moon meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is waning moon?
- Waning moon is a noun.
- What is the plural of waning moon?
- The plural of waning moon is waning moons.
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