planetography

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noun

The branch of astronomy concerned with the description of the physical features of planets

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Meanings

nounplanetography (uncountable)
  1. uncountableastronomyThe branch of astronomy concerned with the description of the physical features of planets

Origin

  1. Englishplanet
  2. Proto-Indo-European*gerbʰ-
  3. Proto-Hellenic*grə́pʰō
  4. Ancient Greekγρᾰ́φω (grắphō)
  5. Ancient Greekγραφή (graphḗ)
  6. Englishplanetography

From planet + -o- + -graphy.

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Cite this entry
APA

planetography. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/planetography

MLA

“planetography.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/planetography. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “planetography,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/planetography.

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