last quarter

last quarter
the waning lunar phase half way between full moon and new moon.

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  • Last Quarter — 下弦の月 (Kagen no tsuki) Type Shōjo Genre Mystère, surnaturel Manga Auteur Ai Yazawa Éditeur …   Wikipédia en Français

  • last quarter — n. 1. the time of month between second half moon and new moon 2. the phase of the moon after the waning gibbous when only the left half of its face, as viewed from the Northern Hemisphere, reflects sunlight to the earth: see MOON …   English World dictionary

  • last quarter — noun the last fourth of the Moon s period of revolution around the Earth • Hypernyms: ↑half moon * * * Astron. the instant, approximately one week after a full moon, when half of the moon s disk is illuminated by the sun. See diag. under moon. *… …   Useful english dictionary

  • Last Quarter Moon — Álbum de Chiara Civello Publicación 2005 Género(s) Jazz Duración 48 min : 14 sec Discográfica …   Wikipedia Español

  • last quarter — remaining quarter; most recent quarter …   English contemporary dictionary

  • last quarter — Astron. the instant, approximately one week after a full moon, when half of the moon s disk is illuminated by the sun. See diag. under moon. * * * …   Universalium

  • last quarter — /lɑ:st kwɔ:tə/ noun a period of three months at the end of the financial year …   Dictionary of banking and finance

  • quarter — [kwôrt′ər] n. [ME quartre < OFr quartier < L quartarius, fourth part < quartus, fourth: see QUART1] 1. any of the four equal parts of something; fourth 2. one fourth of a hundredweight: 25 pounds in the U.S., 28 pounds in Great Britain 3 …   English World dictionary

  • quarter — quar|ter1 W2S1 [ˈkwo:tə US ˈkwo:rtər] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(amount)¦ 2¦(part of an hour)¦ 3¦(money)¦ 4¦(three months)¦ 5¦(sport)¦ 6¦(part of a city)¦ 7¦(home)¦ 8¦(college)¦ 9¦(moon)¦ …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • quarter — quarterer, n. /kwawr teuhr/, n. 1. one of the four equal or equivalent parts into which anything is or may be divided: a quarter of an apple; a quarter of a book. 2. a fourth part, esp. of one (1/4). 3. one fourth of a U.S. or Canadian dollar,… …   Universalium

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