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selenography

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The scientific study of the Moon's geographic features; geography of the Moon.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Topics: astronomy, cartography, geography, natural-sciences

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English selen- Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- Ancient Greek γραφή (graphḗ) Ancient Greek -γραφίᾱ (-graphíā)bor. French -graphieder. English -graphy English selenography From selen- + -o- + -graphy.

Across languages

Translations

12 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Albanian: selenografí — scientific study of the moon
  • Albanian: selenografía — scientific study of the moon
  • Armenian: լուսնագրություն (lusnagrutʻyun) — scientific study of the moon
  • Bulgarian: селенография (selenografija) — scientific study of the moon
  • Finnish: kuututkimus — scientific study of the moon
  • French: sélénographie — scientific study of the moon
  • Irish: seiléineagrafaíocht — scientific study of the moon
  • Italian: selenografia — scientific study of the moon
  • Malay: selenografi — scientific study of the moon
  • Portuguese: selenografia — scientific study of the moon
  • Spanish: selenografía — scientific study of the moon
  • Tagalog: talabulanan — scientific study of the moon