increscent

English

An increscent gules.

Clockwise from the dexter chief (the viewer's top left) : a heraldic crescent (gules), a crescent pendent (azure), a decrescent (tenné), and an increscent (vert i.e. green).

Etymology

Attested since about 1675, from Latin increscens, present participle of increscere.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɛsənt

Noun

increscent (plural increscents)

1. (heraldry) A crescent oriented with horns turned to dexter (pointing to the viewer's left).

Antonyms

• decrescent

Coordinate terms

• in increment

Adjective

increscent (not comparable)

1. Of the Moon: growing in apparent size; waxing.

Anagrams

• crescentin, necriscent

Latin

Verb

incrēscent

1. third-person plural future active indicative of incrēscō