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First quarter

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last quarternoun(astronomy) The waning lunar phase halfway between full moon and new moon.
half-moonnounThe moon in its first or last quarter when only half the visible face is illuminated; a quarter moon.
quarter moonnoun(astronomy) Either of the intermediate stages between the new and full moons.
halfmoonnounA species of sea chub, Medialuna californiensis, native to the Pacific coast of North America.
half moonnounAlternative form of half-moon. [The moon in its first or last quarter when only half the visible face is illuminated; a quarter moon.]
crescent moonnounThe Moon as it appears early in its first quarter or late in its last quarter, when only a small arc-shaped section of the visible portion is illuminated by the Sun.
quartenary moon
quarternary moon
quaternary moonnoun(rare) Synonym of quarter moon.
lunar monthnounA synodic month of approximately 29.53 days, measured from a lunar phase until the return of that same phase.
quadratenoun(geometry) A plane surface with four equal sides and four right angles; a square; hence, figuratively, anything having the outline of a square.
quarternounA fourth part of something.
monthnounA period into which a year is divided, historically based on the phases of the moon.
lunationnounThe irregular period from one new moon until the next.
quarternnoun(archaic) A quarter part; one fourth.
neap tidenounThe tide which occurs just after the first and third quarters of the moon, when there is least difference between high tide and low tide.
semiquadratenoun(astrology) An aspect of the planets when distant from each other by half a quadrant, or forty-five degrees, or one sign and a half.
trimesternounOne of the terms of an academic year in those learning institutions that divide their teaching in three roughly equal terms, each about three months long. Compare semester.
semiquartilenoun(astrology) A semiquadrate.
quarter-hournoun(time) quarter of an hour; period of time equal to 15 minutes; a quarter.

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