selenography

[ sel-uh-nog-ruh-fee ]

/ ˌsɛl əˈnɒg rə fi /

noun

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

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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Example sentences from the Web for selenography

It is a tough problem in selenography to account for these streaks.
Astronomy with an Opera-glass|Garrett Putman Serviss
The brightest luminaries of earth give names to the dusky spots in the selenography of Helvetius.
Anima Poet|Samuel Taylor Coleridge
Langrenus was the first to do serious work on selenography, and named the lunar features after eminent men.
History of Astronomy|George Forbes
These, and a few other similar instances, are all that selenography has to offer by way of evidence of actual lunar change.
Are the Planets Inhabited?|E. Walter Maunder

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

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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单词	selenography
释义	selenography [ sel-uh-nog-ruh-fee ] / ˌsɛl əˈnɒg rə fi / noun the branch of astronomy that deals with the charting of the moon's surface. 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 Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for selenography It is a tough problem in selenography to account for these streaks. Astronomy with an Opera-glass\|Garrett Putman Serviss The brightest luminaries of earth give names to the dusky spots in the selenography of Helvetius. Anima Poet\|Samuel Taylor Coleridge Langrenus was the first to do serious work on selenography, and named the lunar features after eminent men. History of Astronomy\|George Forbes These, and a few other similar instances, are all that selenography has to offer by way of evidence of actual lunar change. Are the Planets Inhabited?\|E. Walter Maunder 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 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 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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