observatory
UK/əbˈzɜːvət(ə)ɹi//əbˈzɝvətɔɹi/
observatory noun: a place where stars, planets and other celestial bodies are observed, usually through a telescope; also place for observing meteorological or other natural phenomena.
Noun
observatory (plural observatories)
- A place where stars, planets and other celestial bodies are observed, usually through a telescope; also place for observing meteorological or other natural phenomena.
- The corporation of Harvard University have passed a vote closing the observatory in Cambridge to the public on Saturday evenings.1847, editorial staff, “(untitled - Cambridge Observatory)”, in Scientific American, series 1, Volume 3, Issue 9, page 65
- At the observatory on Mauna Kea on Hawaii, a young astronomer, Heidi Hammel, focuses a huge telescope on the remote planet.1990 August, Rick Gore, “Neptune: Voyager's Last Picture Show”, in National Geographic, volume 178, number 2, page 35
- A lookout (vantage point with a view of the surrounding area)
observatory meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
observatory in Hindi
- place where celestial bodies or natural phenomena are observed
- वेधशाला vedhśālā, वेधालय vedhālay, मानमंदिर mānmandir
observatory in Tamil
- வானாய்வகம், வான் ஆய்வகம், வான் ஆய்வுக்கூடம், வானாய்வுக் கூடம், வானியல் ஆய்வகம், வானோக்குநிலையம்
observatory in Marathi
- वेधशाळा, वेधशाळे
observatory in Urdu
- place where celestial bodies or natural phenomena are observed
- رَسَد گاہ rasad-gāh
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- observatory in Bengali
- মানমন্দির manomondir
- observatory in Telugu
- అబ్జర్వేటరీ, అబ్జర్వేటరి
- observatory in Malayalam
- വാനനിരീക്ഷണാലയം, വാനനിരീക്ഷണകേന്ദ്രം, നക്ഷത്രബംഗ്ലാവ്, പ്രപഞ്ചപരിശോധനാഗൃഹം
- observatory in Kannada
- ನೋಟದ ಶಾಲೆ, ವೀಕ್ಷಣಾಲಯ, ನಿಸರ್ಗ ವೀಕ್ಷಣಕೇಂದ್ರ, ಖಗೋಳಸಮೀಕ್ಷಾಮಂದಿರ
- observatory in Punjabi
- ਆਬਜ਼ਰਵੇਟਰੀ, ਆਬਜ਼ਰਵੈਟਰੀ, ਅਬਜ਼ਰਵੇਟਰੀ
- observatory in Gujarati
- વેધશાળા vedhśāḷā
- observatory in Odia
- ଅବଜରଭେଟୋରୀ, ଅବଜରଭେଟରୀ
- observatory in Nepali
- वेधशाला
- observatory in Pashto
- رصدخانه rasadxāna, ترصدګاه tarasodgā
- observatory in Tagalog
- obserbatoryo
- observatory in Arabic
- مَرْصَد marṣad
- observatory in Malay
- balai cerap
- observatory in Indonesian
- observatorium
- observatory in Persian
- رصدخانه rasadxâne
- observatory in Thai
- หอดูดาว hɔ̌ɔ-duu-daao
- observatory in Vietnamese
- đài thiên văn
- observatory in Myanmar
- နက္ခတ်မျှော်စင် nakhkathmyaucang
Examples of observatory in a sentence
- From the point of view of earth-based observatories, the effect of the planet's orbit around the star is that the star observably wobbles.
- It’s fitting that the first national US observatory named for a female astronomer is in her honor.
- A new image reminds us of what the orbiting observatory has let us see.
Synonyms of observatory
Forms of observatory
| plural | observatories |
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Origin of observatory
Borrowed from French observatoire, equivalent to observe + -atory.
Questions about observatory
- What does observatory mean?
- Observatory means a place where stars, planets and other celestial bodies are observed, usually through a telescope; also place for observing meteorological or other natural phenomena.
- What is observatory in Hindi?
- Observatory in Hindi is वेधशाला (vedhśālā), वेधालय (vedhālay), मानमंदिर (mānmandir). See Observatory meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is observatory?
- Observatory is a noun.
- How do you pronounce observatory?
- Observatory is pronounced /əbˈzɜːvət(ə)ɹi/ (UK).
- What is the plural of observatory?
- The plural of observatory is observatories.
Words near observatory in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: observatory (page history and authors); observatory (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); observatory (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); observatory (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); observatory (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); observatory (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); observatory (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); observatory (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); observatory (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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