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Decrescent
Translation of "decrescent" into Russian
decrescent
Adjective
UK
/dɪˈkrɛs.ənt/
US
/dɪˈkrɛs.ənt/
decrescent
more decrescent Comp.
most decrescent Super.
The decrescent moon was barely visible in the night sky.
Убывающая луна была едва видна на ночном небе.
Definitions
decrescent
Noun
UK
/dɪˈkrɛs.ənt/
US
/dɪˈkrɛs.ənt/
A waning crescent moon, especially as a heraldic charge.
The knight’s shield displayed a silver decrescent on a field of azure.
decrescent
Adjective
UK
/dɪˈkrɛs.ənt/
US
/dɪˈkrɛs.ənt/
Becoming gradually less or diminishing.
The decrescent moon cast a faint glow over the quiet village.
Of the moon: in the phase of waning, with the illuminated portion gradually shrinking.
On the sixth night, the decrescent moon hung low above the horizon.