first quarter

noun Astronomy.

the instant, approximately one week after a new moon, when one half of the moon's disk is illuminated by the sun.

Origin of first quarter

First recorded in 1905–10

Words nearby first quarter

First Point of Aries, first position, first post, first principle, first quantum number, first quarter, first quartile, first-rate, First Reader, first reading, first refusal

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Example sentences from the Web for first quarter

Earlier this year Malaysian reported its worst first-quarter loss, of $137 million.
Malaysia Airlines Is Going Down|Clive Irving|August 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Just a day later, first-quarter GDP growth was revised downward to 1.8 percent.
The Sprawling, Dimming Age of Obama|Lloyd Green|June 30, 2013|DAILY BEAST
First-quarter earnings were revised downwards by $459 million.
JPMorgan Chase Earnings: CEO Jamie Dimon Comes Clean|Alex Klein|July 13, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Goldman reported Tuesday its first-quarter earnings doubled to $3.3 billion amid fraud charges.
Inside Paulson's Deal with Goldman|Gregory Zuckerman|April 19, 2010|DAILY BEAST

A first-quarter moon shed its cold, silvery light on the drama at the base of the precipitous rock.
Chiquita, an American Novel|Merrill Tileston

British Dictionary definitions for first quarter

first quarter

noun

one of the four principal phases of the moon, occurring between new moon and full moon, when half of the lighted surface is visible from earthCompare last quarter

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单词	first quarter
释义	first quarter noun Astronomy. the instant, approximately one week after a new moon, when one half of the moon's disk is illuminated by the sun. Origin of first quarter First recorded in 1905–10 Words nearby first quarter First Point of Aries, first position, first post, first principle, first quantum number, first quarter, first quartile, first-rate, First Reader, first reading, first refusal Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for first quarter Earlier this year Malaysian reported its worst first-quarter loss, of $137 million. Malaysia Airlines Is Going Down\|Clive Irving\|August 1, 2014\|DAILY BEAST Just a day later, first-quarter GDP growth was revised downward to 1.8 percent. The Sprawling, Dimming Age of Obama\|Lloyd Green\|June 30, 2013\|DAILY BEAST First-quarter earnings were revised downwards by $459 million. JPMorgan Chase Earnings: CEO Jamie Dimon Comes Clean\|Alex Klein\|July 13, 2012\|DAILY BEAST Goldman reported Tuesday its first-quarter earnings doubled to $3.3 billion amid fraud charges. Inside Paulson's Deal with Goldman\|Gregory Zuckerman\|April 19, 2010\|DAILY BEAST A first-quarter moon shed its cold, silvery light on the drama at the base of the precipitous rock. Chiquita, an American Novel\|Merrill Tileston British Dictionary definitions for first quarter first quarter noun one of the four principal phases of the moon, occurring between new moon and full moon, when half of the lighted surface is visible from earthCompare last quarter Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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