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selenography

[ sel-uh-nog-ruh-fee ]

noun

  1. the branch of astronomy that deals with the charting of the moon's surface.


selenography

/ ˌsiːlɪˈnɒɡrəfɪ; sɪˌliːnəʊˈɡræfɪk; -ˌɡræf; sɪˈliːnəʊˌɡrɑːf /

noun

  1. the branch of astronomy concerned with the description and mapping of the surface features of the moon
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • selenograph, noun
  • seˌlenoˈgraphically, adverb
  • selenographic, adjective
  • ˌseleˈnographer, noun
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Other Words From

  • sele·nogra·pher noun
  • se·le·no·graph·ic [si-lee-n, uh, -, graf, -ik], adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of selenography1

First recorded in 1640–50; seleno- + -graphy
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Example Sentences

Langrenus was the first to do serious work on selenography, and named the lunar features after eminent men.

The brightest luminaries of earth give names to the dusky spots in the selenography of Helvetius.

For elucidation of this map he wrote a book concerning the moon, entitled "The Universal Selenography."

For many years, accordingly, Schmidt had the field of selenography almost to himself.

Selenography, in the modern sense, is little more than a hundred years old.

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