selenography
the branch of astronomy that deals with the charting of the moon's surface.
Origin of selenography
1Other words from selenography
- sel·e·nog·ra·pher, noun
- se·le·no·graph·ic [si-lee-nuh-graf-ik], /sɪˌli nəˈgræf ɪk/, adjective
Words Nearby selenography
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How to use selenography in a sentence
Langrenus was the first to do serious work on selenography, and named the lunar features after eminent men.
History of Astronomy | George ForbesThe brightest luminaries of earth give names to the dusky spots in the selenography of Helvetius.
Anima Poet | Samuel Taylor ColeridgeFor elucidation of this map he wrote a book concerning the moon, entitled "The Universal selenography."
Historic Oddities | Sabine Baring-GouldFor many years, accordingly, Schmidt had the field of selenography almost to himself.
A Popular History of Astronomy During the Nineteenth Century | Agnes M. (Agnes Mary) Clerkeselenography, in the modern sense, is little more than a hundred years old.
A Popular History of Astronomy During the Nineteenth Century | Agnes M. (Agnes Mary) Clerke
British Dictionary definitions for selenography
/ (ˌsiːlɪˈnɒɡrəfɪ) /
the branch of astronomy concerned with the description and mapping of the surface features of the moon
Derived forms of selenography
- selenograph (sɪˈliːnəʊˌɡrɑːf, -ˌɡræf), noun
- selenographer or selenographist, noun
- selenographic (sɪˌliːnəʊˈɡræfɪk) or selenographical, adjective
- selenographically, adverb
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