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]