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falcated, a.|ˈfælkeɪtɪd|
[f. as prec. + -ed.]
a. Astron. Having a sickle-shaped appearance; said of the moon or a planet when less than one half of its surface is illuminated.
1704in Harris Lex. Techn. 1783W. F. Martyn Geog. Mag. I. Introd. 18 Mercury, on his approach to [the Sun] is falcated like the new-moon. 1867–77G. F. Chambers Astron. Vocab. 916 The Moon..is said to be ‘falcated’ when its illuminated portion is crescent-shaped.
†b. Bot. and Zool. = falcate. Obs.
1750G. Hughes Barbadoes 224 These are tipped with large falcated Apices. 1815Kirby & Sp. Entomol. III. xxxv. 642 In Attacus Atlas the primary wings are falcated or hooked at their apex. |