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selenodesy

selenodesy noun: the science of studying and mapping the Moon's size, shape and surface topography, and its gravitational and magnetic fields.

Noun

selenodesy (uncountable)

  1. The science of studying and mapping the Moon's size, shape and surface topography, and its gravitational and magnetic fields.

Origin of selenodesy

From Ancient Greek selene, Moon, + daiein, to divide, by analogy with geodesy.

Questions about selenodesy

What does selenodesy mean?
Selenodesy means the science of studying and mapping the Moon's size, shape and surface topography, and its gravitational and magnetic fields.
What part of speech is selenodesy?
Selenodesy is a noun.

Words near selenodesy in the dictionary

  1. selenocystein
  2. selenocysteine
  3. selenocysteines
  4. selenocysteinyl
  5. selenocystine
  6. selenodesy
  7. selenodetic
  8. selenodiglutathione
  9. selenodisulfide
  10. selenodont
  11. selenodonts

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