Meaning of OBSERVATORY
| Pronunciation: | | ub'zurvu`towree
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- [n] a structure commanding a wide view of its surroundings
- [n] a building designed and equipped to observe astronomical phenomena
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| | Synonyms: | | lookout, lookout station, observation tower |
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| | See Also: | | building, construction, edifice, observation dome, structure, widow's walk | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Ob*serv"a*to*ry\, n.; pl. {Observatories}. [Cf. F.
observatoire.]
1. A place or building for making observations on the
heavenly bodies.
The new observatory in Greenwich Park. --Evelyn.
2. A building fitted with instruments for making systematic
observations of any particular class or series of natural
phenomena.
3. A place, as an elevated chamber, from which a view may be
observed or commanded.
4. (Mil.) A lookout on a flank of a battery whence an officer
can note the range and effect of the fire. --Farrow.
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| Dream Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | Seeing an observatory in your dream means your high goals and aspirations. |
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| | Related Terms: | | astronomical observatory, astronomical telescope, beacon, belvedere, bleachers, bridge, Cassegrainian telescope, coelostat, conning tower, coronagraph, coronograph, gallery, gazebo, grandstand, heliostat, lighthouse, lookout, loophole, Newtonian telescope, OAO, observation post, orrery, OSO, outlook, overlook, peanut gallery, peephole, pharos, planetarium, radar telescope, radio observatory, radio telescope, reflector, refractor, ringside, ringside seat, sighthole, spectrograph, spectroheliograph, spectrohelioscope, spectroscope, telescope, Texas tower, top gallery, tower, watchtower |
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