English Explanatory Dictionary

crescentic

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Growing, increasing, gaining size, etc.
  2. Crescent-shaped.

Word forms

crescentic more crescentic most crescentic

Etymology

From crescent (“(growing) half moon”) + -ic. More at crescent.

Synonyms

crescent

Related words

crescendo

Derived words

bicrescentic crescentic nephritis noncrescentic subcrescentic
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