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Webster 1913 Edition
Selenology
Selˊe-nol′o-gy
,Noun.
[Gr.
σελήνη
the moonn + -logy
.] That branch of astronomy which treats of the moon.
– Selˊe-no-log′i-cal
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, Adj.
Definition 2024
selenology
selenology
English
Noun
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- (astronomy) The scientific study of the Moon.
- (chiefly) The scientific study of the Moon’s movements in the heavens and the kinetic influences it has upon and it receives from other astronomical bodies; compare selenography.
- (occasionally) The scientific study of the formation and composition of the Moon’s crust; compare selenography.
Derived terms
- selenological
- selenologically
- selenologist
See also
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selenology on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- areology
- geology
Translations
the study of the moon and several satellites
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References
- “selenology” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [2nd Ed.; 1989]