Definitions for crescent
ˈkrɛs əntcres·cent

Princeton's WordNet(2.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. crescentadjective

   any shape resembling the curved shape of the moon in its first or last quarters

2. crescent(a), crescent-shaped, semilunar, lunateadjective

   resembling the new moon in shape

Wiktionary(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. crescentnoun

   The figure of the moon as it appears in its first or last quarter, with concave and convex edges terminating in points.

   Etymology: From crescens, present active participle of cresco.

2. crescentnoun

   Something shaped like a crescent, especially:

   Etymology: From crescens, present active participle of cresco.

3. crescentnoun

   A crescent spanner.

   Etymology: From crescens, present active participle of cresco.

4. crescentverb

   To form into a crescent, or something resembling a crescent.

   Etymology: From crescens, present active participle of cresco.

5. crescentverb

   To adorn with crescents.

   Etymology: From crescens, present active participle of cresco.

6. crescentadjective

   marked by an increase; waxing, like the Moon.

   Etymology: From crescens, present active participle of cresco.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Crescentnoun

   the increasing moon; the moon in her first quarter, or when defined by a concave and a convex edge; also, applied improperly to the old or decreasing moon in a like state

   Etymology: [OE. cressent, cressaunt, crescent (in sense 1), OF. creissant increasing, F. croissant, p. pr. of crotre, OF. creistre, fr. L. crescere to increase, v. incho.; akin to creare to create. See Create, and cf. Accrue, Increase, Crescendo.]

2. Crescentnoun

   anything having the shape of a crescent or new moon

   Etymology: [OE. cressent, cressaunt, crescent (in sense 1), OF. creissant increasing, F. croissant, p. pr. of crotre, OF. creistre, fr. L. crescere to increase, v. incho.; akin to creare to create. See Create, and cf. Accrue, Increase, Crescendo.]

3. Crescentnoun

   a representation of the increasing moon, often used as an emblem or badge

   Etymology: [OE. cressent, cressaunt, crescent (in sense 1), OF. creissant increasing, F. croissant, p. pr. of crotre, OF. creistre, fr. L. crescere to increase, v. incho.; akin to creare to create. See Create, and cf. Accrue, Increase, Crescendo.]

4. Crescentnoun

   a symbol of Artemis, or Diana

   Etymology: [OE. cressent, cressaunt, crescent (in sense 1), OF. creissant increasing, F. croissant, p. pr. of crotre, OF. creistre, fr. L. crescere to increase, v. incho.; akin to creare to create. See Create, and cf. Accrue, Increase, Crescendo.]

5. Crescentnoun

   the ancient symbol of Byzantium or Constantinople

   Etymology: [OE. cressent, cressaunt, crescent (in sense 1), OF. creissant increasing, F. croissant, p. pr. of crotre, OF. creistre, fr. L. crescere to increase, v. incho.; akin to creare to create. See Create, and cf. Accrue, Increase, Crescendo.]

6. Crescentnoun

   the emblem of the Turkish Empire, adopted after the taking of Constantinople

   Etymology: [OE. cressent, cressaunt, crescent (in sense 1), OF. creissant increasing, F. croissant, p. pr. of crotre, OF. creistre, fr. L. crescere to increase, v. incho.; akin to creare to create. See Create, and cf. Accrue, Increase, Crescendo.]

7. Crescentnoun

   any one of three orders of knighthood; the first instituted by Charles I., king of Naples and Sicily, in 1268; the second by Rene of Anjou, in 1448; and the third by the Sultan Selim III., in 1801, to be conferred upon foreigners to whom Turkey might be indebted for valuable services

   Etymology: [OE. cressent, cressaunt, crescent (in sense 1), OF. creissant increasing, F. croissant, p. pr. of crotre, OF. creistre, fr. L. crescere to increase, v. incho.; akin to creare to create. See Create, and cf. Accrue, Increase, Crescendo.]

8. Crescentnoun

   the emblem of the increasing moon with horns directed upward, when used in a coat of arms; -- often used as a mark of cadency to distinguish a second son and his descendants

   Etymology: [OE. cressent, cressaunt, crescent (in sense 1), OF. creissant increasing, F. croissant, p. pr. of crotre, OF. creistre, fr. L. crescere to increase, v. incho.; akin to creare to create. See Create, and cf. Accrue, Increase, Crescendo.]

9. Crescentadjective

   shaped like a crescent

   Etymology: [OE. cressent, cressaunt, crescent (in sense 1), OF. creissant increasing, F. croissant, p. pr. of crotre, OF. creistre, fr. L. crescere to increase, v. incho.; akin to creare to create. See Create, and cf. Accrue, Increase, Crescendo.]

10. Crescentadjective

    increasing; growing

    Etymology: [OE. cressent, cressaunt, crescent (in sense 1), OF. creissant increasing, F. croissant, p. pr. of crotre, OF. creistre, fr. L. crescere to increase, v. incho.; akin to creare to create. See Create, and cf. Accrue, Increase, Crescendo.]

11. Crescentverb

    to form into a crescent, or something resembling a crescent

    Etymology: [OE. cressent, cressaunt, crescent (in sense 1), OF. creissant increasing, F. croissant, p. pr. of crotre, OF. creistre, fr. L. crescere to increase, v. incho.; akin to creare to create. See Create, and cf. Accrue, Increase, Crescendo.]

12. Crescentverb

    to adorn with crescents

    Etymology: [OE. cressent, cressaunt, crescent (in sense 1), OF. creissant increasing, F. croissant, p. pr. of crotre, OF. creistre, fr. L. crescere to increase, v. incho.; akin to creare to create. See Create, and cf. Accrue, Increase, Crescendo.]

Freebase(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Crescent

   In art and symbolism, a crescent is generally the shape produced when a circular disk has a segment of another circle removed from its edge, so that what remains is a shape enclosed by two circular arcs of different diameters which intersect at two points. In astronomy, a crescent is the shape of the lit side of a spherical body that appears to be less than half illuminated by the Sun as seen by the viewer. Mathematically, assuming the terminator lies on a great circle, such a crescent will actually be the figure bounded by a half-ellipse and a half-circle, with the major axis of the ellipse coinciding with a diameter of the semicircle. The direction in which the "horns" face indicates whether a crescent is waxing or waning. Eastward pointing horns indicate a waxing crescent, whereas westward pointing horns indicate a waning crescent. Note that the directions the horns point relative to the observer are reversed in the Southern hemisphere.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Crescent

   kres′ent, adj. increasing: shaped like the new or old moon.—n. the moon as she increases towards half-moon: a figure like the crescent moon, as that on the Turkish standard: the standard itself: the Turkish power: a range of buildings in curved form.—n. Cres′centade, a religious war for Islam.—adjs. Cres′cented, Crescent′ic, formed like a crescent; Cres′cive (Shak.), increasing. [L. crescens, crescent-is, pr.p. of crescĕre, to grow.]

Military Dictionary and Gazetteer(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. crescent

   The figure or likeness of the new moon borne in the Turkish flag or national standard; also the standard itself.

2. crescent

   The name of three orders of knighthood; the first instituted by Charles I., king of Naples and Sicily, in 1268; the second by René of Anjou, in 1448; and the third by the sultan Selim, in 1801. Of these the last is still in existence, and is remarkable for the fact that none but Christians are eligible. See Crescent, Turkish Order of.

3. crescent

   In heraldry, is used both as a bearing or charge, and as a difference or mark of cadency. In the latter case it designates the second son, and those that descend from him.

How to pronounce crescent?

1. Alex

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Mia

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   Karen

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of crescent in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of crescent in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of crescent in a Sentence

1. Ras Lanuf:

   The oil crescent is, thanks to God, under full control.

2. Christoph Horstel:

   Any neutral institution's inspection is highly welcome, since it will prove the Iranian Red Crescent is abiding with regulations to humanitarian aid. War parties' inspections will be clearly rejected.

3. International Federation of Red Cross:

   Iran is under water. This is an unprecedented crisis ...The Red Crescent response is massive, and it is growing every day.

4. William Faulkner:

   No one is without Christianity, if we agree on what we mean by that word. It is every individual's individual code of behavior by means of which he makes himself a better human being than his nature wants to be, if he followed his nature only. Whatever its symbol -- cross or crescent or whatever -- that symbol is man's reminder of his duty inside the human race.

5. Elizabeth Hoff:

   We need to go in with the Syrian Arab Red Crescent for a door-to-door basement, if there are these cases we need to verify and make sure they get urgent treatment, i sent an immediate request to authorities for more supplies to be brought in. We are asking for mobile clinics and medical teams to be dispatched.

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