Meanings
adjectiveselenophysical (not comparable)
- not comparableRelating to the physical processes and phenomena occurring on the moon
The aim of this work is to combine the model of orbital and rotational motion of the Moon developed for DE430 with up-to-date astronomical, geodynamical, and geo- and selenophysical models.
2016, Dmitry A. Pavlov, James G. Williams, Vladimir V. Suvorkin, “Determining parameters of Moon's orbital and rotational motion from LLR observations using GRAIL and IERS-recommended models”, in arXiv
Origin
From seleno- + physical, by analogy with geophysical.
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selenophysical. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/selenophysical
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