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selenocentric

[ si-lee-nuh-sen-trik ]
/ sɪˌli nəˈsɛn trɪk /

adjective Astronomy.

having the moon as its center.
of or relating to the center of the moon.

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Origin of selenocentric

1850–55; seleno- + -centric, modeled on geocentric

Words nearby selenocentric

selenite, selenium, selenium cell, selenium rectifier, seleno-, selenocentric, selenodesy, selenodont, selenography, selenology, selenomorphology
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