selenodesist

Variant of selenodesy

selenodesy definition

sel·enod·esy (sel′ə näd′ə sē)

noun

the branch of astronomy concerned with measuring, or determining the shape of, the moon or its surface features, by exactly locating various points on its surface, etc.

Etymology: seleno- + -desy, based on geodesy

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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