CRESCENT

Meaning of CRESCENT in English

Function: adjective

Etymology: Latin crescent-, crescens, present participle of crescere

Date: 1574

: marked by an increase : INCREASING <my powers are crescent ― Shakespeare>

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012

CRESCENT — I. ˈkres ə nt sometimes ˈkrez ə nt noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English cressant, cressent, from Middle French …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CRESCENT — (a.) Shaped like a crescent.
Английский словарь Webster
CRESCENT — (n.) Anything having the shape of a crescent or new moon.
Английский словарь Webster
CRESCENT — ( v. t. ) To form into a crescent, or something resembling a crescent.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
CRESCENT — ( n. ) Anything having the shape of a crescent or new moon.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
CRESCENT — ( a. ) Shaped like a crescent.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
CRESCENT — — crescentic /kri sen"tik/ , adj. /kres"euhnt/ , n. 1. a shape resembling a segment of a ring tapering to …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CRESCENT — I. ˈkre-s ə nt noun Etymology: Middle English cressant, from Anglo-French, from present participle of crestre to grow, increase, from …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CRESCENT — adj increasing; growing. 2. crescent ·adj shaped like a crescent. 3. crescent ·vt to adorn with crescents. 4. crescent ·noun …
Webster English vocab
CRESCENT — [cres.cent] n [ME cressant, fr. MF creissant, fr. prp. of creistre to grow, increase, fr. L crescere; akin to OHG …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CRESCENT — Arabic Hilal, political, military, and religious emblem of the Byzantine and Turkish empires and, later and more generally, of all …
Britannica English vocabulary
CRESCENT — crescent BrE AmE ˈkrez ə nt ˈkres- AmE \ ˈkres- — Preference poll, British English: ˈkrez- 55%, ˈkres- 45%. See …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
CRESCENT — / ˈkresnt; NAmE ; BrE also ˈkreznt/ noun 1. [ C ] a curved shape that is wide in the …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CRESCENT — cres ‧ cent /ˈkres ə nt, ˈkrez-/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CRESCENT — n. & adj. --n. 1 the curved sickle shape of the waxing or waning moon. 2 anything of this shape, …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
CRESCENT — n. & adj. n. 1 the curved sickle shape of the waxing or waning moon. 2 anything of this shape, …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
CRESCENT — n. & adj. --n. 1. the curved sickle shape of the waxing or waning moon. 2 anything of this shape, …
Oxford English vocab
CRESCENT — ( crescents) 1. A crescent is a curved shape that is wider in the middle than at its ends, like …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CRESCENT — (~s) 1. A ~ is a curved shape that is wider in the middle than at its ends, like the …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
CRESCENT — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a crescent moon (= with a thin curved shape ) ▪ The stars and thin …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
CRESCENT
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
CRESCENT — n. 1 demi-lune, semi-lune, lune, lunette The moon's crescent hung low in the western sky adj. 2 crescent-shaped, demi-lune, semi-lune, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
CRESCENT — 1. сущ. 1) а) полумесяц, неполная луна, серп луны б) первая/последняя четверть луны 2) что-л. имеющее форму полумесяца, дуги 3) …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
CRESCENT — 1. ʹkres(ə)nt n 1. 1> лунный серп; полумесяц 2> первая или последняя четверть Луны, Венеры и т. п. 2. 1> …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
CRESCENT — crescent сущ.1) а) полумесяц, неполная луна, серп луны б) первая/последняя четверть луны 2) что-л. имеющее форму полумесяца, дуги 3) а) …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
CRESCENT — 1. ʹkres(ə)nt n 1. 1> лунный серп; полумесяц 2> первая или последняя четверть Луны, Венеры и т. п. 2. 1> …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
CRESCENT — 1. сущ. 1) а) полумесяц, неполная луна, серп луны б) первая / последняя четверть луны 2) что-л. имеющее форму полумесяца, …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
CRESCENT — 1. сущ. 1) а) полумесяц, неполная луна, серп луны б) первая / последняя четверть луны 2) что-л. имеющее форму полумесяца, дуги 3) а) полумесяц как герб …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
CRESCENT — 1) серп, серповидное тело; серповидный, полулунный 2) растущий, возрастающий • - crescent of Gianuzzi - gray crescent - mesodermal crescent - notochordal crescent - yellow crescent
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
CRESCENT — 1) серп, серповидное тело; серповидный, полулунный 2) растущий, возрастающий • - crescent of Gianuzzi - gray crescent - mesodermal crescent …
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь
CRESCENT — 1. сущ. 1) а) полумесяц, неполная луна, серп луны б) первая/последняя четверть луны 2) что-л. имеющее форму полумесяца, дуги 3) …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
CRESCENT — Arc shape: (Hilal) a curved shape like that of the moon when it is less than half illuminated.
Advanced Islamic English Dictionary
CRESCENT — (noun) crescente; (of moon) falcette
English interlingue dictionary
CRESCENT — trademark — used for an adjustable open-end wrench
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
CRESCENT — trademark — used for an adjustable open-end wrench
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CRESCENT — (n.) The emblem of the increasing moon with horns directed upward, when used in a coat of arms; -- often …
Английский словарь Webster
CRESCENT — (n.) Any one of three orders of knighthood; the first instituted by Charles I., king of Naples and Sicily, in …
Английский словарь Webster
CRESCENT — (n.) The emblem of the Turkish Empire, adopted after the taking of Constantinople.
Английский словарь Webster
CRESCENT — (n.) The ancient symbol of Byzantium or Constantinople.
Английский словарь Webster
CRESCENT — (n.) A symbol of Artemis, or Diana.
Английский словарь Webster
CRESCENT — (n.) A representation of the increasing moon, often used as an emblem or badge
Английский словарь Webster
CRESCENT — (n.) The increasing moon; the moon in her first quarter, or when defined by a concave and a convex edge; …
Английский словарь Webster
CRESCENT — ( v. t. ) To adorn with crescents.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
CRESCENT — ( n. ) The increasing moon; the moon in her first quarter, or when defined by a concave and a …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
CRESCENT — ( n. ) The emblem of the Turkish Empire, adopted after the taking of Constantinople.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
CRESCENT — ( n. ) The emblem of the increasing moon with horns directed upward, when used in a coat of arms; …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
CRESCENT — ( n. ) The ancient symbol of Byzantium or Constantinople.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
CRESCENT — ( n. ) Any one of three orders of knighthood; the first instituted by Charles I., king of Naples and …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
CRESCENT — ( n. ) A symbol of Artemis, or Diana.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
CRESCENT — ( n. ) A representation of the increasing moon, often used as an emblem or badge
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
CRESCENT — ( a. ) Increasing; growing.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
CRESCENT — adj. shaped like the moon
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
CRESCENT — n. object shaped like a new moon, thin curving shape which comes to a point at both ends; phase of …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
CRESCENT — trademark — used for an adjustable open-end wrench
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CRESCENT — n. Pronunciation: ' kre-s ə nt Function: noun Etymology: Middle English cressant, from Anglo-French, from present participle of crestre to …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
CRESCENT — n. Pronunciation: ' kre-s ə nt Function: trademark ― used for an adjustable open-end wrench
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
CRESCENT — [ 'krɛz(ə)nt , -s- ] ■ noun 1》 the curved shape of the waxing or waning moon. 2》 a thing …
Concise Oxford English vocab
CRESCENT — [adjective]the crescent moon
Cambridge English vocab
CRESCENT — Classification: City Located in: Oklahoma (OK) Total Population (2000): 1281 Total Housing Units (2000): 639 Land Area (square meters): 2750640 …
U.S. Gazetteer English vocabulary
CRESCENT — Classification: City Located in: Iowa (IA) Total Population (2000): 537 Total Housing Units (2000): 195 Land Area (square meters): 3257592 …
U.S. Gazetteer English vocabulary
CRESCENT — I . n. 1. New moon, moon in her first quarter. 2. Figure of the new moon, lune. 3. Turkish …
Dictionary of English Synonyms
CRESCENT — noun
Oxford Collocations Dictionary Second Edition
CRESCENT — noun Crescent is used before these nouns: ↑ moon , ↑ shape
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
CRESCENT — See ↑ ROAD/PATH 1
Longman Activator English vocab

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary

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