ufology

noun

ufol·o·gy yü-ˈfä-lə-jē

often capitalized U&F & 1st O

: the study of unidentified flying objects

ufological

ˌyü-fə-ˈlä-ji-kəl

adjective often capitalized U&F & 1st O

ufologist

yü-ˈfä-lə-jist

noun often capitalized U&F & 1st O

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Somehow, those two particular examples made a connection for me with another abiding interest of Kunzru’s: ufology. —

Matt Seaton, The New York Review of Books, 12 June 2021 Bringing a sense of credibility to ufology mattered deeply to Doug. —

Washington Post, 3 Sep. 2021 Bringing a sense of credibility to ufology mattered deeply to Doug. —

Washington Post, 3 Sep. 2021 In ufology at the time, the vogue was for nonfiction that borrowed from pulp’s plots about civilizations on Venus and Mars; against it, Célestes put forward the field’s first testable hypothesis. —

Chantel Tattoli, Wired, 18 Feb. 2022 Bringing a sense of credibility to ufology mattered deeply to Doug. —

Washington Post, 3 Sep. 2021 Bringing a sense of credibility to ufology mattered deeply to Doug. —

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