waning moon

English

Etymology

From waning +‎ moon. Compare Middle English waynynge of the mone, wanynge of þe mone (literally “waning of the moon”).

Noun

waning moon (plural waning moons)

The moon when it appears smaller each night as it progresses from a full moon to a new moon.

Antonyms

waxing moon

Translations

moon as it progresses from full moon to a new moon

Danish: aftagende måne
Dutch: afnemende maan f, wanende maan f
Finnish: vähenevä kuu, alakuu
Galician: lúa minguante (gl) f, minguante m, devalo m, lúa vella (gl) f, cuarto minguante m

German: abnehmender Mond m
Italian: luna calante f
Latin: luna decrescens f, luna senescens f
Portuguese: lua minguante f

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