crescent moon
noun1
The Moon as it appears early in its first quarter or late in its last quarter, when only a small arc-shaped section of the visible portion is illuminated by the Sun.
- Synonyms
- hilal, meniscus, moonsickle, sickle moon
- Antonyms
- gibbous moon
- Related terms
- 🌘, 🌒, 🌙, gibbous
- Hypernyms
- lunar phase
- Hyponyms
- lunette, old moon, new moon, young moon