half-moonnoun [ C usually singular ]
uk/ˌhɑːfˈmuːn/us/ˌhæfˈmuːn/(something shaped like) the moon when only half of the surface facing the earth is lit by light from the sun
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Geometrical shapes
- -cornered
- -dimensional
- arch
- asymmetric
- circular
- cylinder
- cylindrical
- dome
- hexagon
- incongruent
- isometric
- lozenge
- ovoid
- parallelogram
- polygon
- polyhedron
- quadrilateral
- rhombus
- spherical
- triangle
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