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English-Thai Dictionary

observatory

N หอ สังเกตการณ์ hor-sang-ked

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

OBSERVATORY

n.s as z. A place or building for making observations on the heavenly bodies; as the royal observatory at Greenwich.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

OBSERVATORY

Ob *serv "a *to *ry, n.; pl. Observatories. Etym: [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. )

Defn: A lookout on a flank of a battery whence an officer can note the range and effect of the fire. Farrow.

New American Oxford Dictionary

observatory

ob serv a to ry |əbˈzərvəˌtôrē əbˈzərvəˌtɔri | ▶noun ( pl. observatories ) a room or building housing an astronomical telescope or other scientific equipment for the study of natural phenomena. • a position or building that gives an extensive view. ORIGIN late 17th cent.; from modern Latin observatorium, from Latin observat- ‘watched, ’ from the verb observare (see observe ).

Oxford Dictionary

observatory

ob ¦ser |va ¦tory |əbˈzəːvət (ə )ri | ▶noun ( pl. observatories ) a room or building housing an astronomical telescope or other scientific equipment for the study of natural phenomena. • a position or building that gives an extensive view. ORIGIN late 17th cent.; from modern Latin observatorium, from Latin observat- ‘watched ’, from the verb observare (see observe ).

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

observatory

ob serv a to ry /əbzə́ː r vətɔ̀ːri |-t (ə )ri /名詞複 -ries C 1 天文台, 天体観測所 ; 気象台 .2 展望台 .