observatory

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

ob·ser·va·tory [observatory observatories] BrE [əbˈzɜːvətri] NAmE [əbˈzɜːrvətɔːri] noun (pl. ob·ser·va·tories)
a special building from which scientists watch the stars, the weather, etc.

Word Origin:
late 17th cent.; from modern Latin observatorium, from Latin observat- ‘watched’, from the verb observare ‘to watch’, from ob- ‘towards’ servare ‘attend to, look at’.

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  lookout, observation tower, lookout station