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Meaning of "selenography" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SELENOGRAPHY

selenography  [ˌsiːlɪˈnɒɡrəfɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SELENOGRAPHY

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adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Selenography 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 SELENOGRAPHY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Selenography

Selenography is the study of the surface and physical features of the Moon. Historically, the principal concern of selenographists was the mapping and naming of the lunar maria, craters, mountain ranges, and other various features. This task was largely finished when high resolution images of the near and far sides of the Moon were obtained by orbiting spacecraft during the early space era. Nevertheless, some regions of the Moon remain poorly imaged and the exact locations of many features are uncertain by several kilometers. Today, selenography is considered to be a subdiscipline of selenology, which itself is most often referred to as just "lunar science." The word selenography is derived from the Greek lunar deity Selene and γράφω.

Definition of selenography in the English dictionary

The definition of selenography in the dictionary is the branch of astronomy concerned with the description and mapping of the surface features of the moon.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SELENOGRAPHY


antipornography
ˌæntɪpɔːˈnɒɡrəfɪ
ethnography
ɛθˈnɒɡrəfɪ
hymnography
hɪmˈnɒɡrəfɪ
ichnography
ɪkˈnɒɡrəfɪ
iconography
ˌaɪkɒˈnɒɡrəfɪ
monography
mɒˈnɒɡrəfɪ
oceanography
ˌəʊʃəˈnɒɡrəfɪ
organography
ˌɔːɡəˈnɒɡrəfɪ
phonography
fəʊˈnɒɡrəfɪ
photochronography
ˌfəʊtəʊkrəˈnɒɡrəfɪ
planography
pləˈnɒɡrəfɪ
pornography
pɔːˈnɒɡrəfɪ
renography
riːˈnɒɡrəfɪ
scenography
siːˈnɒɡrəfɪ
sonography
səˈnɒɡrəfɪ
steganography
ˌsteɡəˈnɒɡrəfɪ
stenography
stəˈnɒɡrəfɪ
technography
tɛkˈnɒɡrəfɪ
ultrasonography
ˌʌltrəsəˈnɒɡrəfɪ
venography
vɪˈnɒɡrəfɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SELENOGRAPHY

selenious
selenious acid
selenite
selenitic
selenium
selenium cell
selenocentric
selenodont
selenograph
selenographer
selenographic
selenographical
selenographically
selenographist
selenological
selenologist
selenology
selenomorphology
selenosis
selenous

WORDS THAT END LIKE SELENOGRAPHY

autobiography
bibliography
biography
calligraphy
choreography
chromatography
cinematography
computed tomography
cryptography
crystallography
demography
discography
filmography
geography
historiography
orthography
photography
tomography
topography
typography
videography

Synonyms and antonyms of selenography in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «selenography» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SELENOGRAPHY

Find out the translation of selenography to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of selenography from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «selenography» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

月面
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

selenografía
570 millions of speakers

English

selenography
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

selenography
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

selenography
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

селенографией
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

selenografia
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

selenography
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

sélénographie
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Selenografi
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Selenography
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

月理学
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

selenography
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Selenography
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

thái học âm
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

திங்களின் நிலப் பரப்பு பற்றி ஆயும் அறிவியல்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सेलेनोग्राफी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

ay haritacılığı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

selenografia
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

selenography
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Селенографія
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

selenography
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

selenography
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

selenografie
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

selenography
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

selenography
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of selenography

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SELENOGRAPHY»

The term «selenography» is used very little and occupies the 179.858 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SELENOGRAPHY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «selenography» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «selenography» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about selenography

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SELENOGRAPHY»

Discover the use of selenography in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to selenography and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Selenography
Poetry. Joshua Marie Wilkinson's SELENOGRAPHY finds words in want of their own life to chart an adumbrated landscape, "a good song played // too patchily / to keep / in your lungs.
Joshua Marie Wilkinson, 2010
2
Selenographers: Gerard Kuiper, Selenography, Johannes ...
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.
Books Llc, 2010
3
Exploring the Moon Through Binoculars and Small Telescopes
SELENOGRAPHY Selenography, the study of lunar features, properly begins with Galileo and his observations of 1610 described and illustrated in his Sidereus Nuncius (The Starry A/essenger), which he wrote and published in that same ...
Ernest H. Cherrington, 2013
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The Moon & the Western Imagination
Quoted in Whitaker, "Selenography," p. 120. 20. Ibid., pp. 120-12 1. 2 1 . Several of these pages are reproduced in Shirley, "Thomas Harriot's Lunar Observations," pp. 291—300. CHAPTER 8. GALILEO 1. Ariew, "Galileo's Lunar Observations," ...
Scott L. Montgomery, 1999
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The New And Complete Dictionary Of The English Language: In ...
Selenograph'ical {adj. from felenographic) Belonging to selenography. Selenog' raphitt ($. from selenography) One who gives a description of the moon. SELENOG'RAPHY [I. from tbe Creek «iXnvn the moon, and yeatyo to Witt) Á deicri ptioa ...
John Ash, 1775
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Real Astronomy with Small Telescopes: Step-by-Step ...
Selenography. The height of a lunar mountain or crater wall can be found by measuring ... Almanac or other astronomical ephemeredes. From this the longitude of the terminator can be determined. The longitude The Moon 53 Selenography.
Michael Gainer, 2007
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Selenography: Physical Characteristics of the Moon; a ...
The bibliography lists articles and books on lunar geography, history, and influence on Earth.
J. B. Goldmann, GENERAL DYNAMICS/ASTRONAUTICS SAN DIEGO CA., 1959
8
Planetary Astronomy from the Renaissance to the Rise of ...
8. Selenography. in. the. seventeenth. century. EWEN A. WHITAKER 8.4. The first telescopic drawing of the full Moon, made. 8.1((j). Sketches of the Moon by Leonardo da Vinci (enlarged). 8.2. William Gilbert's naked-eye image of the full ...
R. Taton, C. Wilson, Michael Hoskin, 2003
9
Photographic Atlas of the Moon
Firstly, this appendix is by no means complete. The authors hoped that it will however, provide some background to Selenography up to 1964. Notes: I - refers to lunar features mentioned in the. Appendix 2 Chronology of lunar selenography .
Siew Meng Chong, Albert Chee Hoon Lim, Poon Seng Ang, 2002
10
A Dictionary of the English Language: In which the Words are ...
pELE'CTNESfi. „. j. tfI0m je/ect.] The state of being select. ?ele'ctok. a. j. [from select.] He who selects. SEUNooRA'fHiCAL.) adj. [selenogra- Selknogra'phick. i pbique, French; from selenography.] Belonging to selenography. Sele'.vo g r a ph v.
Samuel Johnson, Henry John Todd, 1805

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SELENOGRAPHY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term selenography is used in the context of the following news items.
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Backnang: Ein neuer Blick auf die Dinge
Yuasas persönliches Lieblingsstück in der Backnanger Ausstellung trägt den Titel Selenography – die Kartierung des Mondes. Es ist eine in 24 Tortenstücke ... «Stuttgarter Zeitung, May 15»
2
Mapping the world all over again
Selenography, the practice of mapping the Moon's surface, is a perfect example of humankind's passions for labelling, representing and communicating the ... «Wired.co.uk, Aug 14»
3
Mapping the Moon
Selenography, the study of surface and physical features of the Moon, is a field where science meets art. From careful engravings and sketches of early ... «io9, Apr 14»
4
Hadley Rille - Credit: Damien Peach
While it is not noted as a lunar club challenge, it's a great crater to help add to your knowledge of selenography! Now let's try a visual double for the unaided eye ... «Universe Today, May 12»
5
A Survey Of Moon Maps Since the 17th Century
Two years later, Van Langren's Polish rival, Johannes Hevelius, published a more complete description of the moon (literally, it bears the title Selenography, or a ... «The Awl, Nov 11»
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1966-76: Pakistan: Folk and Pop Instrumentals 1966-1976
At 2:50, or thereabouts, Selenography's opener “A French Galleasse” lists to the side, lurching from a complex 7/8 into another even more confounding time ... «Tiny Mix Tapes, Apr 11»
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Poet and filmmaker Joshua Marie Wilkinson discusses his …
Seattle-bred poet and filmmaker Joshua Marie Wilkinson, 32, is the author of five books, most recently “Selenography” (Sidebrow Books, 2010). He also has ... «Kalamazoo Gazette - MLive.com, Oct 10»
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Selenography by Joshua Marie Wilkinson
Joshua Marie Wilkinson's Selenography (the word from the Greek, meaning the study of the surface features of the moon) seems mostly to emerge from the ... «Bookslut, May 10»
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The World as Their Canvas
But my favorite maps are those of unknown worlds, like the 17th-century “Selenography,” a description of the moon by Johannes Hevelius. None of the common ... «New York Times, Mar 10»
10
News in Brief: Cursive, Abbey Road, Tim Rutili, Teenage Cancer Trust
Selenography is a new book featuring words from poet Joshua Marie Wilkinson and Polaroid photos from Califone frontman Tim Rutili. It's the first book in a ... «Pitchfork Media, Feb 10»

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