crescent: Meaning and Definition of

cres•cent

1. a shape resembling a segment of a ring tapering to points at the ends.
2. something, as a roll or cookie, having this shape.
1. the figure of the moon in its first or last quarter, resembling a segment of a ring tapering to points at the ends. See diag. undermoon.
2. the similar figure of Mercury and Venus on either side of inferior conjunction, when seen through a telescope.
4. the emblem of Turkey or of Islam.
5. the power, religion, or civilization of Turkey or of Islam.
6. Also calleda musical percussion instrument of Turkish origin, consisting of a pole bearing a crescent-shaped metal plate, topped with a pavillon, and hung with small bells.
1. a curved street, often having solid façades of unified architectural design.
2. the curve or curved portion of a street.
8. a representation of a crescent moon, horns upward unless otherwise specified, used as the cadency mark of a second son.

1. shaped like a crescent.
2. increasing; growing.