selenology

[ sel-uh-nol-uh-jee ]

noun

1. the branch of astronomy that deals with the nature and origin of the physical features of the moon.

selenology

/ sɪˌliːnəʊˈlɒdʒɪkəl; ˌsiːlɪˈnɒlədʒɪ /

noun

1. the branch of astronomy concerned with the moon, its physical characteristics, nature, origin, etc

Derived Forms

• ˌseleˈnologist, noun
• selenological, adjective

Other Words From

• se·le·no·log·i·cal [s, uh, -leen-l-, oj, -i-k, uh, l], adjective
• sele·nolo·gist noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of selenology¹

First recorded in 1815–25; seleno- + -logy

Related Words

• astrophysics