Meanings
nounlast quarter (plural last quarters)
plural last quarters
- astronomyThe waning lunar phase halfway between full moon and new moon.
Synonyms & antonyms
Opposite
Translations
Arabic التربيع الثاني, التربيع المتناقص
- التربيع الثانيthe waning lunar phase halfway between full moon and new moon
- التربيع المتناقصthe waning lunar phase halfway between full moon and new moon
Chinese Mandarin 下弦, 下弦月
- 下弦 (xiàxián)the waning lunar phase halfway between full moon and new moon
- 下弦月 (xiàxiányuè)the waning lunar phase halfway between full moon and new moon
Finnish viimeinen neljännes
- viimeinen neljännesthe waning lunar phase halfway between full moon and new moon
Italian ultimo quarto
- ultimo quartothe waning lunar phase halfway between full moon and new moon
Japanese 下弦
- 下弦 (kagen)the waning lunar phase halfway between full moon and new moon
Korean 하현, 하현(下弦)달
- 하현 (hahyeon)the waning lunar phase halfway between full moon and new moon
- 하현(下弦)달 (hahyeondal)the waning lunar phase halfway between full moon and new moon
Lithuanian delčia
- delčiathe waning lunar phase halfway between full moon and new moon
Polish trzecia kwadra
- trzecia kwadrathe waning lunar phase halfway between full moon and new moon
Portuguese quarto minguante
- quarto minguantethe waning lunar phase halfway between full moon and new moon
Russian последняя че́тверть
- последняя че́тверть (poslednjaja čétvertʹ)the waning lunar phase halfway between full moon and new moon
Spanish cuarto menguante
- cuarto menguantethe waning lunar phase halfway between full moon and new moon
Tagalog bulang nagdudurog
- bulang nagdudurogthe waning lunar phase halfway between full moon and new moon
Cite this entry
APA
last quarter. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/last%20quarter
MLA
“last quarter.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/last%20quarter. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “last quarter,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/last%20quarter.
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