half-moon

half-moon

H5025800 (hăf′mo͞on′, häf′-)n.1. The moon when only half its disk is illuminated.2. Something that is shaped like a half circle or a crescent, such as the lunula of a fingernail.

half-moon

n 1. (Astronomy) the moon at first or last quarter when half its face is illuminated 2. (Astronomy) the time at which a half-moon occurs 3. a. something shaped like a half-moon b. (as modifier): half-moon spectacles. 4. (Anatomy) anatomy a nontechnical name for lunula

half′-moon′

n. 1. the moon when, at either quadrature, half its disk is illuminated. 2. the phase of the moon at this time. 3. something having the shape of a half-moon or crescent. [1375–1425]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	half-moon - the crescent-shaped area at the base of the human fingernaillunula, lunuleregion, area - a part of an animal that has a special function or is supplied by a given artery or nerve; "in the abdominal region"nail - horny plate covering and protecting part of the dorsal surface of the digits
	2.	half-moon - the time at which the Moon is at first or last quarter when half its face is illuminatedmonth - a time unit of approximately 30 days; "he was given a month to pay the bill"phase of the moon - a time when the Moon presents a particular recurring appearancefirst quarter - the first fourth of the Moon's period of revolution around the Earthlast quarter - the last fourth of the Moon's period of revolution around the Earth

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