Plural of observatory
regular plural
The plural of observatory is observatories.
Forms of observatory
| Singular | observatory /əbˈzɜːvət(ə)ɹi/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | observatories |
| Countable | countable |
Observatories 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.From the entry observably
- Already the first efforts at 'barcoding' entire ecological communities and creating 'genomic observatories' have begun.2016, John Parrington, Redesigning Life: How Genome Editing Will Transform the World, →ISBN. From the entry biocode
- Ground-based observatories have been collecting 0.2 - 20 TeV gamma rays from blazars for about twenty years.2015, Jonathan Biteau, David A. Williams, "The extragalactic background light, the Hubble constant, and anomalies: conclusions from 20…. From the entry extragalactic background light
- Instead it had to be calculated from its parallax as seen from two different observatories.2000, Fred W. Price, The Planet Observer's Handbook, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 192. From the entry Earth-grazing
- Thus records at British observatories as far west as Stokholm, Bardsey and Calf of Man will involve mainly individuals which have misorientated, or undertaken random dispersal prior to migration.1981, Nick Riddiford, Peter Findley, Seasonal Movements of Summer Migrants, page 82. From the entry misorientate
Meaning of 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 A lookout (vantage point with a view of the surrounding area).
Questions about the plural of observatory
- What is the plural of observatory?
- The plural of observatory is observatories.
- Is observatory countable?
- Observatory is a countable noun.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: observatory (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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