increasing; growing; waxing: said esp. of the moon
Origin of increscent
Classical Latin increscens, present participle of increscere, to increaseincrescent
in·cres·centWebster's New World College Dictionary, Fifth Edition Copyright © 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
Link to this page
Cite this page
MLA Style
"increscent." YourDictionary, n.d. Web. 22 February 2019. <https://www.yourdictionary.com/increscent>.
APA Style
increscent. (n.d.). Retrieved February 22nd, 2019, from https://www.yourdictionary.com/increscent
increscent
adjective
Showing a progressively larger lighted surface, as of a planet or the moon; waxing.
Origin of increscent
Latin incrēscēns incrēscent- present participle of incrēscere to increase ; see increase .THE AMERICAN HERITAGE® DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, FIFTH EDITION by the Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries. Copyright © 2016, 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
Link to this page
Cite this page
MLA Style
"increscent." YourDictionary, n.d. Web. 22 February 2019. <https://www.yourdictionary.com/increscent>.
APA Style
increscent. (n.d.). Retrieved February 22nd, 2019, from https://www.yourdictionary.com/increscent
English Wiktionary. Available under CC-BY-SA license.
Link to this page
Cite this page
MLA Style
"increscent." YourDictionary, n.d. Web. 22 February 2019. <https://www.yourdictionary.com/increscent>.
APA Style
increscent. (n.d.). Retrieved February 22nd, 2019, from https://www.yourdictionary.com/increscent
