waxing moon

English

Etymology

From waxing +‎ moon. Compare Middle English wexinge of the mone, þe waxyng of moone, waxinge of þe mone, wexinge of þe mone (literally “(the) waxing of the moon”).

Noun

waxing moon (plural waxing moons)

1. The moon when it appears larger each night as it progresses from a new moon to a full moon.

Synonyms

• crescent moon

Antonyms

• waning moon

Translations

The moon as it progresses from a new moon to a full moon

• Danish: tiltagende måne
• Dutch: wassende maan (nl) f
• Finnish: kasvava kuu, yläkuu
• Galician: cuarto crecente m, abalo (gl) m, enchente m
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• German: zunehmender Mond m
• Italian: luna crescente f, fase di novilunio f, congiunzione (it) f
• Latin: luna crescens f
• Persian: هلال افزاینده (helāl-e afzāyande)

See also

• new moon
• full moon
• old moon