Meaning of "selenograph" in the English dictionary

PRONUNCIATION OF SELENOGRAPH

selenograph  [sɪˈliːnəʊˌɡrɑːf]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SELENOGRAPH

Selenograph is a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SELENOGRAPH MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of selenograph in the English dictionary

The definition of selenograph in the dictionary is a picture showing the physical features of the moon.

TRANSLATION OF SELENOGRAPH

Find out the translation of selenograph to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of selenograph from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «selenograph» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: selenograph
• Translator English - Spanish: selenograph
• English: selenograph
• Translator English - Hindi: selenograph
• Translator English - Arabic: selenograph
• Translator English - Russian: selenograph
• Translator English - Portuguese: selenograph
• Translator English - Bengali: selenograph
• Translator English - French: selenograph
• Translator English - Malay: Selenograph
• Translator English - German: selenograph
• Translator English - Japanese: selenograph
• Translator English - Korean: selenograph
• Translator English - Javanese: Selenograph
• Translator English - Vietnamese: selenograph
• Translator English - Tamil: selenograph
• Translator English - Marathi: सेलेनोग्राफ
• Translator English - Turkish: selenograph
• Translator English - Italian: selenograph
• Translator English - Polish: selenograph
• Translator English - Ukrainian: selenograph
• Translator English - Romanian: selenograph
• Translator English - Greek: selenograph
• Translator English - Afrikaans: selenograph
• Translator English - Swedish: selenograph
• Translator English - Norwegian: selenograph

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SELENOGRAPH»

Discover the use of selenograph in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to selenograph and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

The Chemist: A Monthly Journal of Chemical and Physical ...

During the beautiful evenings of the month of December, 1857, with the assistance of two amateurs of photography, I took several phases of the moon, with the double view of collecting materials for a selenograph, and of examining several ...

‎1858

An Etymological Dictionary of the English Language

*Wselenog'raphy, n. selentt'ic, a. itiseleniu'ret, or selenograph'ic, a. selenit'ical, a. selenu'ret', n. selenograph'ical, a. sele'm'um, n. SEMEN, in-is, n. 3. (a sore, v. 3. to sow), seed: as,sem'inul, pertaining to seed ,- semim'f'ic, forming or producing ...

John Oswald, 2007

Peace on Earth

I tried adjusting the focus, size, contrast, but the moon for a sec- ond appeared upside down then disappeared altogether and the selenograph couldn't bring itback.I told Wivitch, and of course he said I had pushed a wrong button.

Stanislaw Lem, 2002

Biographical Encyclopedia of Astronomers

Grimaldi is responsible for the practice ofnaming lunar regions after scientists rather than after ideas such as “tranquility.” With Riccioli, he composed a very accurate selenograph. It was much more accurate than any lunar map up to that time.

Thomas Hockey, Katherine Bracher, Marvin Bolt, 2007

A Dictionary of the English Language: Intended to Exhibi ... ...

Cleaveland. Phillips. SELENOGRAPH'IC, \ a. [infra.] Be- SELENOGRAPH'I€AL, / longing to selenography. SELENOGRAPHY, n. [Gr. rOnm, the moon, and to describe.] A description of the moon and its phenomena; a branch of cosmography.

Noah Webster, 1832

Country Life

A still more remarkable survival is the Selenograph (Fig 6), invented by the: artist John Russell to demonstrate his accurate drawing of the moon, using a telescope with a micrometer, and the diurnal libration or apparent "wobble" of the moon ...

‎1986

The Strolling Astronomer

1987 Solar U.T. Selenograph. A(+5/-6) A(0/-6) A(0/-6) A(0/-6) A(0/-6); A(-5/-6); A(- 5/-6); B(-4/-4) B(-6/-4) B(-6/-2) B(-6/0) B(-8/0) A(+5/-6) A(0/-6) A(0/-6) A(0/-6) A(0/- 6) A(-5/-6) B(-4/-4) B(-4/-4) B(-6/-2) B(-6/-2) B(-6/0) A(+5/-6) A(0/-6) A(0/-6) ...

‎1985

Constitution, List of Meetings, Officers, Committees, and ...

140. A Few Facts concerning the Vital Statistics of Amherst College. By EDWARD HITCHCOCK. 141. On the Archaeological Value of Certain Ancient Beads. By L. G. OLMSTEAD. 142. Exhibition of a New Selenograph. By JEROME ALLEN.

American Association for the Advancement of Science, 1868

Rowallan: The Autobiography of Lord Rowallan, K.T.

Because of his speed restriction and hump, he was as safe a ride as one of my hunters. I used the moon instead of the sun for a heliograph for about six days on either side of full moon and my selenograph was a delightful soft light ...

Lord K.T. Rowallan, 1976

The Moon-voyage: Easyread Comfort Edition

Boeer and Moedler composed their celebrated Mappa Selenograph- ica, according to an orthographical projection. This map reproduces the exact lunar disc, such as it appears, only the configurations of the mountains and plains are only ...

JULES VERNE, 2008

NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SELENOGRAPH»

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Antikythera装置并非能够显示时间的时钟(古希腊人与现代人的时间经验不同)，而是真正的宇宙仪(cosmograph，描绘宇宙的机器)，或称之为月球仪(selenograph， ... «新浪网, Aug 12»