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observatorium

observatorium noun: an observatory.

Noun

observatorium (plural observatoria)

  1. (archaic or non-native speakers' English) An observatory.
    • The obſervatorium, built by Chriſtian VI. in ſuch a manner that a coach and horſes may aſcend to the top; here they keep the public library, and Tycho Brahe’s mathematical inſtruments, eſpecially his famous celeſtial globes, which are three yards thick in diameter.1756, [Thomas] Nugent, “[[[Germany.] Chap. III. Journey from Hamburg to Copenhagen, and from thence to Gottenburg in Sweden.] Remarkable places in this journey.] VIII. Copenhagen.”, in The Grand...
    • When all the persons whom br. O. had the purpose of visiting had been seen and he had done all he could for the Master, he visited the observatorium from the top of which there is a fine view of the surrounding country.1850 June, “Germany.—Letter of Mr. Parker.”, in The Missionary Magazine, volume XXX, Boston, Mass.: The American Baptist Missionary Union, page 162, column 1

Examples of observatorium in a sentence

  • Astronomical observations made at the observatorium at Greenwich1869, August Wiegand, Grundriss der mathematischen Geographie. Für höhere Lehranstalten entworfen [Outline of Mathematical Geography....
  • The Crown Prince, after three hours’ weary and bootless sojourn in the little room in the observatorium, returned to lunch and discontent.1871, Archibald Forbes, “From the New Year to the Armistice”, in My Experiences of the War between France and Germany, volume II, Leipzig...
  • He could not be restrained from leaving the observatorium, and going around among his soldiers.1881 May 12, Archibald Forbes, “The Czar in the Field”, in The Youth’s Companion, section “Majestic Misery”, page 174, column 1:
  • The block will occupy a space of 46 feet by 48; on the ground floor there will be ten rooms, with an observatorium at the back; […]1888, Duncan Campbell Francis Moodie, “Huguenot Memorial Day”, in The History of the Battles and Adventures of the British, the Boers, and...

Forms of observatorium

pluralobservatoria

Origin of observatorium

From Latin observātōrium.

Questions about observatorium

What does observatorium mean?
Observatorium means an observatory.
How do you use observatorium in a sentence?
Astronomical observations made at the observatorium at Greenwich
What part of speech is observatorium?
Observatorium is a noun.
What is the plural of observatorium?
The plural of observatorium is observatoria.

Words near observatorium in the dictionary

  1. observatives
  2. observator
  3. observatoria
  4. observatorial
  5. observatories
  6. observatorium
  7. observators
  8. observatory
  9. observaunce
  10. observaunces
  11. observe

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