English Explanatory Dictionary

selenology

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The scientific study of the Moon.
  2. 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.
  3. The scientific study of the formation and composition of the Moon’s crust.

Pronunciation

sĕlēnŏʹləjĭ /sɛliːˈnɒləd͡ʒɪ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-selenology.wav

Word forms

selenology selenologies

Etymology

From selen- (“moon”) + -o- + -logy (“study”).

Related words

selenography areology geology

Derived words

selenological selenologically selenologist

Translations

Albanian: selenologjí Albanian: selenologjía Armenian: լուսնագիտություն Bulgarian: селенология Dutch: selenologie Finnish: kuututkimus Finnish: selenologia French: sélénologie German: Selenologie Greek: σεληνολογία Hindi: चन्द्रविज्ञान Hungarian: szelenológia Italian: selenologia Macedonian: селенологија Norwegian: selenologi Polish: selenologia Portuguese: selenologia Russian: селеноло́гия Sindhi: چنڊڀياس Spanish: selenologia Swedish: selenologi Ukrainian: селенологія
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