increscent
adjEtymology Attested since about 1675, from Latin increscens, present participle of increscere.
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Of the Moon: growing in apparent size; waxing.
increscent
nounEtymology Attested since about 1675, from Latin increscens, present participle of increscere.
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Government, Heraldry, Hobbies, Lifestyle, Monarchy, Nobility, Politics A crescent oriented with horns turned to dexter (pointing to the viewer's left).
- Antonyms
- decrescent
- Coordinate terms
- in increment