selenology
/sɛliːˈnɒləd͡ʒɪ/
selenology noun: 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.
Noun
selenology (usually uncountable, plural selenologies)
- 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.
- The scientific study of the formation and composition of the Moon’s crust.
selenology meaning in Hindi and Malayalam
selenology in Hindi
- the study of the moon and several satellites
- चन्द्रविज्ञान candravijñān
selenology in Malayalam
- ചാന്ത്രശാസ്ത്രം, ചന്ത്രനെക്കുറിച്ചുളള പഠനം
More languagesFewer languages
- Sindhi
- چنڊڀياس c̃ḍbhyās
Forms of selenology
| plural | selenologies |
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Origin of selenology
From selen- (“moon”) + -o- + -logy (“study”).
Words formed from selenology
Questions about selenology
- What does selenology mean?
- Selenology means 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.
- What is selenology in Hindi?
- Selenology in Hindi is चन्द्रविज्ञान (candravijñān). See Selenology meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is selenology?
- Selenology is a noun.
- How do you pronounce selenology?
- Selenology is pronounced /sɛliːˈnɒləd͡ʒɪ/ (UK).
- What is the plural of selenology?
- The plural of selenology is selenologies.
Words near selenology in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: selenology (page history and authors); Selenology (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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