noun
observatory
uhb-ZUR-vuht-ree
noun
1
A building equipped for watching the stars and other astronomical events, usually with a telescope.
"They visited the observatory to see Saturn's rings through the telescope."
How to Use Observatory
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA building with telescopes for watching the sky.
Word Forms
observatories plural
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Etymology
Borrowed from French observatoire, built on the same root as observe.