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Telescopium

Telescopium proper noun: a small faint constellation of the southern winter sky, said to resemble a telescope. It lies south of the constellation of Corona Australis.

Proper noun

Telescopium

  1. A small faint constellation of the southern winter sky, said to resemble a telescope. It lies south of the constellation of Corona Australis.

Telescopium meaning in Arabic and Malay

Telescopium in Arabic

small faint constellation of the southern winter sky
الْمِقْرَاب al-miqrāb

Telescopium in Malay

small faint constellation of the southern winter sky
Teleskop

Origin of Telescopium

The constellation was named by the French astronomer Nicolas Louis de Lacaille in 1763, from New Latin telescopium (“a telescope”)

Words formed from Telescopium

  • Telescopii

Questions about Telescopium

What does Telescopium mean?
Telescopium means a small faint constellation of the southern winter sky, said to resemble a telescope. It lies south of the constellation of Corona Australis.
What is Telescopium in Arabic?
Telescopium in Arabic is الْمِقْرَاب (al-miqrāb). See Telescopium meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is Telescopium?
Telescopium is a proper noun.

Words near Telescopium in the dictionary

  1. telescopiform
  2. telescoping
  3. telescopings
  4. telescopist
  5. telescopists
  6. Telescopium
  7. telescopy
  8. telescreen
  9. telescreening
  10. telescreens
  11. telescript

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