Meanings
nouncrescent moon (plural crescent moons)
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
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe 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.
Opposite
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Translations
Afrikaans sekelmaan
- sekelmaanthe moon as it appears in its first or last quarter
Arabic هِلَال
- هِلَال (hilāl)the moon as it appears in its first or last quarter
Chinese Mandarin 新月
- 新月 (xīnyuè)the moon as it appears in its first or last quarter
Danish halvmåne
- halvmånethe moon as it appears in its first or last quarter
Dutch wassenaar
- wassenaarthe moon as it appears in its first or last quarter
Esperanto lunarko
- lunarkothe moon as it appears in its first or last quarter
Finnish kuunsirppi
- kuunsirppithe moon as it appears in its first or last quarter
French croissant de lune
- croissant de lunethe moon as it appears in its first or last quarter
German Mondsichel
- Mondsichelthe moon as it appears in its first or last quarter
Greek μισοφέγγαρο
- μισοφέγγαρο (misoféngaro)the moon as it appears in its first or last quarter
Icelandic skarður máni
- skarður mánithe moon as it appears in its first or last quarter
Indonesian bulan sabit
- bulan sabitthe moon as it appears in its first or last quarter
Irish corrán gealaí
- corrán gealaíthe moon as it appears in its first or last quarter
Italian luna crescente, fase di novilunio
- luna crescentethe moon as it appears in its first or last quarter
- fase di noviluniothe moon as it appears in its first or last quarter
- congiunzionethe moon as it appears in its first or last quarter
Japanese 弦月, 三日月
- 弦月 (gengetsu)the moon as it appears in its first or last quarter
- 三日月 (mikazuki)the moon as it appears in its first or last quarter
Korean 초승(初生)달, 신월
- 초승(初生)달 (choseungdal)the moon as it appears in its first or last quarter
- 신월 (sinwol)the moon as it appears in its first or last quarter
- 현월 (hyeonwol)the moon as it appears in its first or last quarter
Latin luna corniculata
- luna corniculatathe moon as it appears in its first or last quarter
Norwegian månesigd, halvmåne
- månesigdthe moon as it appears in its first or last quarter
- halvmånethe moon as it appears in its first or last quarter
Polish pierwsza kwadra
- pierwsza kwadrathe moon as it appears in its first or last quarter
Portuguese lua crescente
- lua crescentethe moon as it appears in its first or last quarter
Russian полумесяц
- полумесяц (polumesjac)the moon as it appears in its first or last quarter
Spanish luna creciente
- luna crecientethe moon as it appears in its first or last quarter
Swedish månskära
- månskärathe moon as it appears in its first or last quarter
Tagalog bulang gasuklay
- bulang gasuklaythe moon as it appears in its first or last quarter
Tamil பிறை
- பிறை (piṟai)the moon as it appears in its first or last quarter
Turkish hilal, ayça
- hilalthe moon as it appears in its first or last quarter
- ayçathe moon as it appears in its first or last quarter
Cite this entry
APA
crescent moon. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crescent%20moon
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“crescent moon.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crescent%20moon. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “crescent moon,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crescent%20moon.
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