crescent moon

English

a crescent moon

Noun

crescent moon (plural crescent moons)

1. The Moon as it appears in its first or last quarter
2. A symbol of Islam

Coordinate terms

• new moon, half moon, gibbous moon, full moon

Translations

the moon as it appears in its first or last quarter

• Danish: halvmåne (da) c
• Finnish: kuunsirppi (fi)
• Irish: corrán gealaí (ga) m

• Japanese: 月型 (ja), 月形 (ja) (tsukigata), 弦月 (ja) (gengetsu), 三日月 (ja) (mikazuki)
• Norwegian: halvmåne (no) m, månesigd (no) m

See also

• gibbous
• Lunar phase on Wikipedia.Wikipedia:Lunar phase
• Category:Crescent Moon on Wikimedia Commons. Wikimedia Commons: Category:Crescent Moon