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selenodesy

[ sel-uh-nod-uh-see ]
/ ˌsɛl əˈnɒd ə si /

noun

the branch of astronomy that deals with the measurement of the moon's surface and its gravitational field.

Nearby words

  1. selenium,
  2. selenium cell,
  3. selenium rectifier,
  4. seleno-,
  5. selenocentric,
  6. selenodont,
  7. selenographer,
  8. selenography,
  9. selenology,
  10. selenomorphology

Origin of selenodesy

First recorded in 1960–65; seleno- + (geo)desy
Related formssel·e·nod·e·sist, noun
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