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increscent
in·cres·cent I0092800 (ĭn-krĕs′ənt)adj. Showing a progressively larger lighted surface, as of a planet or the moon; waxing. [Latin incrēscēns, incrēscent-, present participle of incrēscere, to increase; see increase.]increscent (ɪnˈkrɛsənt) adj (Celestial Objects) (esp of the moon) increasing in size; waxing[C16: from Latin incrēscēns]in•cres•cent (ɪnˈkrɛs ənt) adj. waxing: the increscent moon. [1565–75; < Latin incrēscent-, s. of incrēscēns, present participle of incrēscere; see increase] |