An Etymological Dictionary of Astronomy and Astrophysics

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فرهنگ ریشه‌شناختی اخترشناسی-اخترفیزیک



waxing crescent
  هلال ِ فزاینده، برن ِ ~  
helâl-e fazâyandé, barn-e ~
Fr.: croissant montant  

The phase of the Moon between the → new moon and the → first quarter which first appears in the evening.

See also:waxing; → crescent.