different between selenology vs selenography

English

Etymology

selen- (“moon”) +? -o- +? -logy (“study”)

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) enPR: s?l?n??l?j?, IPA^(key): /s?li??n?l?d???/

Noun

selenology (usually uncountable, plural selenologies)

1. (astronomy) The scientific study of the Moon.
   1. (chiefly) 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.
   2. (occasionally) The scientific study of the formation and composition of the Moon’s crust.

Derived terms

• selenological
• selenologically
• selenologist

See also

• selenography

Translations

See also

• selenology on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• areology
• geology

References

• “selenology” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [2^nd Ed.; 1989]

English

Etymology

selen- +? -o- +? -graphy

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -????fi

Noun

selenography (uncountable)

1. (astronomy, geography, cartography) The scientific study of the Moon's geographic features; geography of the Moon.

Derived terms

• selenographer, selenographist
• selenographic, selenographical
• selenographically

Related terms

• selenology

Translations

See also

• areography