waxing moon

English

Etymology

From waxing +‎ moon. Compare Middle English wexinge of the mone, þe waxyng of moone, waxinge of þe mone, wexinge of þe mone (literally “(the) waxing of the moon”).

Noun

waxing moon (plural waxing moons)

A moon (usually the Moon, that is, Earth's moon) when it appears larger each night as it progresses from a new moon to a full moon: a moon in any of the increasing lunar phases.

Antonyms

waning moon

Coordinate terms

Related terms

crescent moon

Translations

The moon as it progresses from a new moon to a full moon

Danish: tiltagende måne
Dutch: wassende maan (nl) f
Finnish: kasvava kuu, yläkuu
Galician: cuarto crecente m, abalo (gl) m, enchente m
Georgian: ზრდადი მთვარე (zrdadi mtvare)
German: zunehmender Mond m
Italian: luna crescente f, fase di novilunio f, congiunzione (it) f
Latin: luna crescens f
Persian: هلال افزاینده (helâl-e afzâyande)
Portuguese: lua crescente f
Spanish: luna creciente f

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