selenography

[ sel-uh-nog-ruh-fee ]

/ ˌsɛl əˈnɒg rə fi /

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noun

the branch of astronomy that deals with the charting of the moon's surface.

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Origin of selenography

First recorded in 1640–50; seleno- + -graphy

OTHER WORDS FROM selenography

sel·e·nog·ra·pher, nounse·le·no·graph·ic

[si-lee-nuh-graf-ik], /sɪˌli nəˈgræf ɪk/, adjective

Words nearby selenography

selenium rectifier, seleno-, selenocentric, selenodesy, selenodont, selenography, selenology, selenomorphology, selenotropism, selenous, Seler

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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 Forbes
The brightest luminaries of earth give names to the dusky spots in the selenography of Helvetius.
Anima Poet|Samuel Taylor Coleridge
For elucidation of this map he wrote a book concerning the moon, entitled "The Universal Selenography."
Historic Oddities|Sabine Baring-Gould
For 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) Clerke

Selenography, 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

selenography

/ (ˌsiːlɪˈnɒɡrəfɪ) /

noun

the branch of astronomy concerned with the description and mapping of the surface features of the moon

Derived forms of selenography

selenograph (sɪˈliːnəʊˌɡrɑːf, -ˌɡræf), nounselenographer or selenographist, nounselenographic (sɪˌliːnəʊˈɡræfɪk) or selenographical, adjectiveselenographically, adverb

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