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Definition of "selenology" [sel•e•nol•o•gy]

  • The astronomical study of the moon. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "selenology" in a sentence
  • "We had very fine instructors who were very knowledgeable about astrogeology and selenology, the astronomical study of the Moon."
  • "Its progress has been marked by the successive publication of five instalments of a splendid atlas, on a scale of about eight feet to the lunar diameter, accompanied by theoretical dissertations, designed to establish a science of "selenology.""
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