Dictionary

observatory en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /əbˈzɜːvət(ə)ɹi/ (Australia, UK)
• /əbˈzɝvətɔɹi/ (Canada, US)
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Etymology

Borrowed from French observatoire, equivalent to observe + -atory.

Meanings

1. A place where stars, planets and other celestial bodies are observed, usually through a telescope; also place for observing meteorological or other natural phenomena.
   • 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:
   • 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:
2. A lookout (vantage point with a view of the surrounding area)

Forms

Synonyms

observatorium

Translations (99)

da observatorium (place where celestial bodies or natural phenomena are observed) · tr gözlemevi (place where celestial bodies or natural phenomena are observed) · eo observatorio (place where celestial bodies or natural phenomena are observed) · fr observatoire (place where celestial bodies or natural phenomena are observed) · hi वेधालय (place where celestial bodies or natural phenomena are observed) · et observatoorium (place where celestial bodies or natural phenomena are observed) · it osservatorio (place where celestial bodies or natural phenomena are observed) · th หอดูดาว (place where celestial bodies or natural phenomena are observed) · ca observatori (place where celestial bodies or natural phenomena are observed) · tl obserbatoryo (place where celestial bodies or natural phenomena are observed) · ro observator astronomic (place where celestial bodies or natural phenomena are observed) · uz observatoriya (place where celestial bodies or natural phenomena are observed) · cs hvězdárna (place where celestial bodies or natural phenomena are observed) · sh zvezdarnica (place where celestial bodies or natural phenomena are observed) · vi đài thiên văn (place where celestial bodies or natural phenomena are observed) · kk расытхана (place where celestial bodies or natural phenomena are observed) · ko 천문대 (place where celestial bodies or natural phenomena are observed) · hu obszervatórium (place where celestial bodies or natural phenomena are observed) · tr observatuar (place where celestial bodies or natural phenomena are observed) · fi tähtitorni (place where celestial bodies or natural phenomena are observed) · cmn 瞭望臺 /瞭望台 (place where celestial bodies or natural phenomena are observed) · scn taliaturi (place where celestial bodies or natural phenomena are observed) · eu behatoki (place where celestial bodies or natural phenomena are observed) · hi मानमंदिर (place where celestial bodies or natural phenomena are observed) · sh звездара (place where celestial bodies or natural phenomena are observed) · nn observatorium (place where celestial bodies or natural phenomena are observed) · ja 天文台 (place where celestial bodies or natural phenomena are observed) · hy օբսերվատորիա (place where celestial bodies or natural phenomena are observed) · bn মানমন্দির (place where celestial bodies or natural phenomena are observed) · be абсэрвато́рыя (place where celestial bodies or natural phenomena are observed) · fi havaintoasema (place where celestial bodies or natural phenomena are observed) · tr rasathane (place where celestial bodies or natural phenomena are observed) · sl observatorij (place where celestial bodies or natural phenomena are observed) · ga réadlann (place where celestial bodies or natural phenomena are observed) · sq observatori (place where celestial bodies or natural phenomena are observed) · ur رَسَد گاہ (place where celestial bodies or natural phenomena are observed) · be абсервато́рыя (place where celestial bodies or natural phenomena are observed) · es observatorio (place where celestial bodies or natural phenomena are observed) · nl observatorium (place where celestial bodies or natural phenomena are observed) · km ឱលោកដ្ឋាន (place where celestial bodies or natural phenomena are observed) · ka ობსერვატორია (place where celestial bodies or natural phenomena are observed) · az rəsədxana (place where celestial bodies or natural phenomena are observed) · de Observatorium (place where celestial bodies or natural phenomena are observed) · yi אָבסערוואַטאָריע (place where celestial bodies or natural phenomena are observed) · fi sääasema (place where celestial bodies or natural phenomena are observed) · ps رصدخانه (place where celestial bodies or natural phenomena are observed) · ru обсервато́рия (place where celestial bodies or natural phenomena are observed) · sh звездарница (place where celestial bodies or natural phenomena are observed) · et tähetorn (place where celestial bodies or natural phenomena are observed) · uz rasadxona (place where celestial bodies or natural phenomena are observed) · ps ترصدګاه (place where celestial bodies or natural phenomena are observed) · el αστεροσκοπείο (place where celestial bodies or natural phenomena are observed) · ro observator (place where celestial bodies or natural phenomena are observed) · uk обсервато́рія (place where celestial bodies or natural phenomena are observed) · id observatorium (place where celestial bodies or natural phenomena are observed) · sh zvezdara (place where celestial bodies or natural phenomena are observed) · de Sternwarte (place where celestial bodies or natural phenomena are observed) · sk observatórium (place where celestial bodies or natural phenomena are observed) · fi observatorio (place where celestial bodies or natural phenomena are observed) · nl sterrenwacht (place where celestial bodies or natural phenomena are observed) · lo ຫໍເບິ່ງດາວ (place where celestial bodies or natural phenomena are observed) · lo ຫໍດາລາສາດ (place where celestial bodies or natural phenomena are observed) · bg обсервато́рия (place where celestial bodies or natural phenomena are observed) · fa رصدخانه (place where celestial bodies or natural phenomena are observed) · mi whare mātai ātea (place where celestial bodies or natural phenomena are observed) · cmn 天文臺 /天文台 (place where celestial bodies or natural phenomena are observed) · lt observatorija (place where celestial bodies or natural phenomena are observed) · mn обсерватори (place where celestial bodies or natural phenomena are observed) · cy arsyllfa (place where celestial bodies or natural phenomena are observed) · sh опсерва̀то̄рӣј (place where celestial bodies or natural phenomena are observed) · ar مَرْصَد (place where celestial bodies or natural phenomena are observed) · ms balai cerap (place where celestial bodies or natural phenomena are observed) · kmr resedxane (place where celestial bodies or natural phenomena are observed) · he מִצְפֶּה (place where celestial bodies or natural phenomena are observed) · pt observatório (place where celestial bodies or natural phenomena are observed) · scn assirbatoru (place where celestial bodies or natural phenomena are observed) · my နက္ခတ်မျှော်စင် (place where celestial bodies or natural phenomena are observed) · ky обсерватория (place where celestial bodies or natural phenomena are observed) · sv observatorium (place where celestial bodies or natural phenomena are observed) · sk hvezdáreň (place where celestial bodies or natural phenomena are observed) · hi वेधशाला (place where celestial bodies or natural phenomena are observed) · mk опсерваторија (place where celestial bodies or natural phenomena are observed) · nb observatorium (place where celestial bodies or natural phenomena are observed) · br arsellva (place where celestial bodies or natural phenomena are observed) · lv observatorija (place where celestial bodies or natural phenomena are observed) · tg расадхона (place where celestial bodies or natural phenomena are observed) · gl observatorio (place where celestial bodies or natural phenomena are observed) · tk obserwatoriýa (place where celestial bodies or natural phenomena are observed) · la observatorium (place where celestial bodies or natural phenomena are observed) · pl obserwatorium (place where celestial bodies or natural phenomena are observed) · ug رەسەتخانا (place where celestial bodies or natural phenomena are observed) · tt обсерватория (place where celestial bodies or natural phenomena are observed) · cs observatoř (place where celestial bodies or natural phenomena are observed) · hy աստղադիտարան (place where celestial bodies or natural phenomena are observed) · gu વેધશાળા (place where celestial bodies or natural phenomena are observed) · gd amharc-lann (place where celestial bodies or natural phenomena are observed) · pdt Himmelfarnrua (place where celestial bodies or natural phenomena are observed) · sh opservàtōrīj (place where celestial bodies or natural phenomena are observed) · is stjörnustöð (place where celestial bodies or natural phenomena are observed)