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croissant — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • ascending adj Increasing step by step; rising in order from lowest to highest.
  • crescent noun The curved shape of the moon when it is partly illuminated, narrowing to points at each end.
  • croissant noun A flaky, buttery pastry shaped like a crescent, typically eaten for breakfast.
  • increasing adj Growing larger in amount, number, or degree over time.

Senses

croissant is used for these senses in English:

  • ascending (computing) That causes a sequence to follow an ascending order.
  • ascending Rising or increasing to higher levels, values, or degrees. (e.g. of a sequence)
  • croissant A flaky roll or pastry in a form of a crescent.
  • increasing On the increase.

ascending — full definition

  1. adj Increasing step by step; rising in order from lowest to highest.
  2. adj Moving or sloping upward.

crescent — full definition

  1. noun The curved shape of the moon when it is partly illuminated, narrowing to points at each end.
  2. noun Anything with this curved shape, including a curved pastry or a curved street of houses.

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