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selenology

selenology

1 9.9
The study of the Moon
  • noun
  • /ˌsɛlɪˈnɒlədʒi/
  • Specialized
: selenología
  • The professor gave a lecture on selenology, discussing recent discoveries about lunar geology.

Examples

  • Students in the selenology class took a field trip to observe lunar samples collected during the Apollo missions.

  • Selenology is an exciting field for scientists who want to learn more about the Moon.

  • #80 mk: As Nigel says in #82, the selenology carried out by the Apollo astronauts couldn't possibly have been done by the robot technology of the era.

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Synonyms

selenography
vsselenology
  • Archaic
1 9.9

To study and make maps of the Moon's craters and mountains

is the broader scientific study of the Moon beyond surface mapping

Surface Forms

selenology singular
selenologies plural

Morphology

selenology = Selene (opaque) = seleno + logy

The word is historically built on the moon-related combining form 'seleno-' plus '-logy', but this classical formation is not transparent to an average B1 learner.

Etymology

The word selenology comes from the Greek root selene meaning 'moon' and the ending -logy meaning 'study', the same -logy you see in biology. So selenology is the study of the Moon.