waxing

1. (of the moon) pertaining to the period during which the visible surface of the moon increases (synset 302544973)
   "the waxing moon passes from new to full"

1. The application of wax to a surface (synset 100720640)
   is a type of: application, coating, covering - the work of applying something
2. A gradual increase in magnitude or extent (synset 107429166)
   "the waxing of the moon"
   is a type of: increase - a change resulting in an increase

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