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Webster 1913 Edition
Observatory
Ob-serv′a-to-ry
,Noun.
pl.
Observatories
(#)
. [Cf. F.
observatoire
.] 1.
A place or building for making observations on the heavenly bodies.
The new
observatory
in Greenwich Park. Evelyn.
2.
A building fitted with instruments for making systematic observations of any particular class or series of natural phenomena.
3.
A place, as an elevated chamber, from which a view may be observed or commanded.
Webster 1828 Edition
Observatory
OBSERV'ATORY
, n s as z.A place or building for making observations on the heavenly bodies; as the royal observatory at Greenwich.
Definition 2025
observatory
observatory
English
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An observatory
Noun
observatory (plural observatories)
- A place where stars, planets and other celestial bodies are observed, usually through a telescope.
Translations
place where celestial bodies are observed
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See also
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observatory on Wikipedia.Wikipedia