waxing moon

English

Etymology

From waxing +‎ moon. Compare Middle English wexinge of the mone, þe waxyng of moone, waxinge of þe mone, wexinge of þe mone (literally “(the) waxing of the moon”).

Noun

waxing moon (plural waxing moons)

  1. A moon (usually the Moon, that is, Earth's moon) when it appears larger each night as it progresses from a new moon to a full moon: a moon in any of the increasing lunar phases.
    Antonym: waning moon
    Coordinate terms: full moon, new moon, old moon

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