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selenography
[ sel-uh-nog-ruh-fee ]
noun
- the branch of astronomy that deals with the charting of the moon's surface.
selenography
/ ˌsiːlɪˈnɒɡrəfɪ; sɪˌliːnəʊˈɡræfɪk; -ˌɡræf; sɪˈliːnəʊˌɡrɑːf /
noun
- the branch of astronomy concerned with the description and mapping of the surface features of the moon
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Derived Forms
- selenograph, noun
- seˌlenoˈgraphically, adverb
- selenographic, adjective
- ˌseleˈnographer, noun
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Other Words From
- sele·nogra·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
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Example Sentences
Langrenus was the first to do serious work on selenography, and named the lunar features after eminent men.
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The brightest luminaries of earth give names to the dusky spots in the selenography of Helvetius.
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For elucidation of this map he wrote a book concerning the moon, entitled "The Universal Selenography."
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For many years, accordingly, Schmidt had the field of selenography almost to himself.
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Selenography, in the modern sense, is little more than a hundred years old.
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