Dictionary entry overview: What does posthumously mean? â¢ POSTHUMOUSLY (adverb) The adverb POSTHUMOUSLY has 1 sense: 1. after death Familiarity information: POSTHUMOUSLY used as an adverb is very rare.
crescent-any shape resembling the curved shape of the moon in its first or last quarters. curve, curved shape-the trace of a point whose direction of motion changes.. a shape resembling a segment of a ring tapering to points at the ends. 2. something, as a cookie, having this shape. 3. the figure of the moon in its first or last quarter, resembling such a shape. 4. shaped like a crescent.
Princeton's WordNet (0.00 / 0 votes) Rate this definition: crescent (adj). any shape resembling the curved shape of the moon in its first or last quarters. crescent(a), crescent-shaped, semilunar, lunate (adj).resembling the new moon in shape.he figure of the moon as it appears in its first or last quarter, with concave and convex edges terminating in points. crescent (Noun). Something shaped like a crescent, especially: crescent (Noun). A crescent spanner. crescent (Verb). To form into a crescent, or something resembling a crescent.