In art and symbolism , a crescent ( \ / ˈkrɛsənt \ / ) is generally the shape produced when a circular disk has a segment of another circle removed from its edge , so that what remains is a shape enclosed by two circular arcs of different diameters which intersect at two points ( usually in such a manner that the enclosed shape does not include the center of the original circle ) .
In art and symbolism , a crescent is generally the shape produced when a circular disk has a segment of another circle removed from its edge , so that what remains is a shape enclosed by two circular arcs of different diameters which intersect at two points ( usually in such a manner that the enclosed shape does not include the center of the original circle ) .