Crescent moon
Half moon stands for:
- generally various shadow images of the moon, especially the increasing and decreasing dichotomy, see moon phase
- a symbol, the crescent moon , e.g. B. Hilal is an emblem of Islam
- a heraldic coat of arms, see moon (heraldry)
- Lunula, the visible white, crescent-shaped part of the matrix of the nail (anatomy)
- Leatherworking tool, half-moon knife , see half-moon (tool)
- an outdated name for the musical instrument Schellenbaum
- a historical military and hunting horn, Sauerland half moon
geographically:
- Crescent Island is the name of several islands
- Fertile Crescent , a region in the Middle East
- Golden Crescent , the main opium growing area in Asia
- Shiite crescent , a general term for countries with a Shiite majority
Others:
- Red Crescent , as part of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement
- Iron Crescent , Ottoman War Medal
- Alternative title to the film Half Moon by Bahman Ghobadi
- Egri csillagok , Roman, German deadly crescent
- Half moon tablets, an over the counter antihistamine
See also:
- Crescent
- De Halve Maan
- Half moon
- Half moon
- Moon (disambiguation)
- Little moon of Hippocrates
- Half moon
- Crescent moon
Wiktionary: Crescent - explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations
