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observatory
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observatory
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Observatory
(gcide) | Observatory \Ob*serv"a*to*ry\, n.; pl. Observatories. [Cf. F.
observatoire.]
1. A place or building for making observations on the
heavenly bodies.
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The new observatory in Greenwich Park. --Evelyn.
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2. A building fitted with instruments for making systematic
observations of any particular class or series of natural
phenomena.
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3. A place, as an elevated chamber, from which a view may be
observed or commanded.
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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.
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observatory
(wn) | observatory
n 1: a building designed and equipped to observe astronomical
phenomena
2: a structure commanding a wide view of its surroundings [syn:
lookout, observation tower, lookout station,
observatory] |
observatory
(devil) | OBSERVATORY, n. A place where astronomers conjecture away the guesses
of their predecessors.
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