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observatory 音標拼音: [əbz'ɚvət ,ɔri] n. 天文臺,氣象臺,了望臺,觀測臺 天文臺,氣象台,瞭望台,觀測台 observatory觀察站 observatory n 1: a building designed and equipped to observe astronomical phenomena 2: a structure commanding a wide view of its surroundings [ synonym: { lookout}, { observation tower}, { lookout station}, { observatory}] Observatory \ Ob* serv" a* to* ry\, n.; pl. { Observatories}. [ Cf. F. observatoire.] 1. A place or building for making observations on the heavenly bodies. [ 1913 Webster] The new observatory in Greenwich Park. -- Evelyn. [ 1913 Webster] 2. A building fitted with instruments for making systematic observations of any particular class or series of natural phenomena. [ 1913 Webster] 3. A place, as an elevated chamber, from which a view may be observed or commanded. [ 1913 Webster] 4. ( Mil.) A lookout on a flank of a battery whence an officer can note the range and effect of the fire; usually referred to as an { observation post}. -- Farrow. [ 1913 Webster PJC] 46 Moby Thesaurus words for " observatory": Cassegrainian telescope, Newtonian telescope, OAO, OSO, Texas tower, astronomical observatory, astronomical telescope, beacon, belvedere, bleachers, bridge, coelostat, conning tower, coronagraph, coronograph, gallery, gazebo, grandstand, heliostat, lighthouse, lookout, loophole, observation post, orrery, outlook, overlook, peanut gallery, peephole, pharos, planetarium, radar telescope, radio observatory, radio telescope, reflector, refractor, ringside, ringside seat, sighthole, spectrograph, spectroheliograph, spectrohelioscope, spectroscope, telescope, top gallery, tower, watchtower |
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