Observatory

Table of contents

1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Translations

English

Pronunciation

Ob-ser*va-to-ry

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• IPA: //
• SAMPA: //

ohb-SURH-vah-toh-ree (ob-SURH-vah-tree, chiefly Brit)

Etymology

Latin ob- + serva + -tory

Noun

1. A place where stars, planets and other celestial bodies are observed, usually through a telescope.

Translations

• Danish observatorium n
• Finnish: observatorio , havaintoasema
• French: observatoire m
• Hebrew: מצפה (Mitz'pe) m
• Italian: osservatorio m
• Latin: observatorium
• Polish: obserwatorium n
• Portuguese: observatório m
• Spanish: osservatorio m

  observatorium n