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Microscopium

Microscopium proper noun: a faint constellation of the southern spring sky, said to resemble a microscope. It lies south of the constellation of Capricornus.

Proper noun

Microscopium

  1. A faint constellation of the southern spring sky, said to resemble a microscope. It lies south of the constellation of Capricornus.

Microscopium meaning in Malay

Microscopium in Malay

faint constellation of the southern spring sky
Mikroskop

Origin of Microscopium

Named by the French astronomer Nicolas Louis de Lacaille in 1763, from later Latin microscopium (“microscope”).

Words formed from Microscopium

  • Microscopii

Questions about Microscopium

What does Microscopium mean?
Microscopium means a faint constellation of the southern spring sky, said to resemble a microscope. It lies south of the constellation of Capricornus.
What is Microscopium in Malay?
Microscopium in Malay is Mikroskop. See Microscopium meaning in Malay.
What part of speech is Microscopium?
Microscopium is a proper noun.

Words near Microscopium in the dictionary

  1. Microscopids
  2. microscopies
  3. microscoping
  4. microscopist
  5. microscopists
  6. Microscopium
  7. microscopize
  8. microscopized
  9. microscopizes
  10. microscopizing
  11. microscopy

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