observatoryn.

Brit.

/əbˈzəːvət(ə)ri/, U.S.

/əbˈzərvəˌtɔri/

Forms: 1600s observatorie, 1600s– observatory.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin observāt- , observāre , -ory suffix¹.

Etymology: < classical Latin observāt-, past participial stem of observāre observe v. + -ory suffix¹. Compare French observatoire (1667), post-classical Latin observatorium (1686 in a British source).

1. A building or place set apart for, and equipped with instruments for making, observations of natural phenomena, esp. astronomical, meteorological, or geophysical ones. Also: an automatic or remotely controlled station for measuring and recording natural phenomena, esp. in space.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the universe > cosmology > science of observation > astronomical instruments > representational device > [noun] > observatory

observatory1673

marine chair1760

1673 J. Flamsteed Let. 12 July (1995) I. 222 As for my advice concerneing theire Observatory..I dare not adventure to give it.

a1684 J. Evelyn Diary anno 1676 (1955) IV. 98 Mr. Flamested the learned Astrologer..whom now his Majestie had established in the new Observatorie in Greenewich Park.

1759 S. Johnson Rasselas II. xxxix. 99 I have just left the observatory of one of the most learned astronomers in the world.

1795 Proc. Board of Longitude 6 June 11 (note) The..Astronomical Observer at the new Observatory, founded by the Trustees of the Radcliffe money.

1829 W. Pearson Pract. Astron. II. 314 Besides two good sidereal clocks, a well furnished observatory ought not to be without a good solar clock.

1872 J. Yeats Nat. Hist. Commerce (rev. ed.) 409 Magnetic observatories have been established in England, other parts of Europe, and the United States.

1936 Amer. Home Feb. 58/4 In 1832, Simon Willard, Jr., made an astronomical clock that is still in use in the Harvard Observatory.

1972 Jrnl. Brit. Astron. Assoc. 82 445 The Science Research Council, ESRO and NASA are considering an ultra-violet observatory satellite SAS-D in geosynchronous orbit.

1989 Omni Aug. 68/2 At the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory.., seismologist Carl Johnson and computer specialist Tom English chuckle at the mention of Krafft's plan to navigate a lava river.

1992 I. Banks Crow Road (1993) iii. 71 The hollow aluminium skull of the observatory tracked the 'scope's single eye slowly over the rolling web of stars.

1998 Sky & Telescope Mar. 28/1 On last November's flight it was to help recalibrate the instruments on the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO), which has been in space since 1995.

2000 Nature 22 June 883/2 Diurnal duties in the laboratory below and nocturnal vigils in the observatory above.

2. A position or building affording an extensive view.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > thing seen > place where view obtained > [noun] > place where extensive view obtained

prospect1587

prospectivec1616

top (also turret) of speculation1653

outlook1667

observatory1695

panopticon1836

1695 Ld. Preston tr. Boethius Of Consol. Philos. iv. 196 He looks about him from the high Observatory [L. ex alta..specula] of his Providence.

1809 E. A. Kendall Trav. Northern Parts U.S. III. lxxiv. 153 A building called the observatory, a name by which..we are..to understand..a marine signal house.

1855 R. C. Singleton tr. Virgil Aeneid iii, in tr. Virgil Wks. I. 321 Misenus gives A sign from his observatory high [L. specula..ab alta].

1860 R. W. Emerson Conduct of Life in Wks. (1906) II. 383 The birds have..the advantage by their wings of a higher observatory.

1906 F. Lynde Quickening 26 There were houses..hip-roofed, with a square balustered observatory on top.

1991 Times Lit. Suppl 22 Feb. 15/2 His landscapes are organized around supervisory belvederes, miradors and observatories.

†3. A place of observation. Obsolete. rare.In quot. 1878 referring to a spyhole.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > thing seen > place where view obtained > [noun] > place of observation

speculatory1619

observatory1878

observation platform1890

1878 R. L. Stevenson Latter-day Arabian Nights in London 29 June 514/1 The observatory was..blinded, a wardrobe having been drawn in front of it upon the other side.

1886 R. L. Stevenson Kidnapped xxix. 296 I could hear the noise of a window gently thrust up, and knew that my uncle had come to his observatory.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

observatoryadj.

Brit.

/əbˈzəːvət(ə)ri/, U.S.

/əbˈzərvəˌtɔri/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin observāt- , observāre , -ory suffix².

Etymology: < classical Latin observāt-, past participial stem of observāre observe v. + -ory suffix². Compare earlier observatory n. and later observate v.

Now rare.

Observational; spec. of or relating to scientific observation.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the universe > cosmology > science of observation > [adjective]

observed1669

observatory1815

the world > matter > chemistry > experiments > [adjective] > relating to scientific observation

observatical1702

observatory1815

observational1834

1815 B. F. Palmer Diary (1914) 1 Some observatory remarks previous and ulterior to his imprisonment.

1864 Athenæum 15 Oct. 493 The system of bar hives, the very best for observatory purposes..is ignored.

1884 C. R. Markham in Pall Mall Gaz. 20 Aug. 1/2 The observatory work will be valuable, by supplementing the series taken on board her Majesty's ship Discovery.

1920 Discovery Apr. 123/1 The need of a science of corporate life which must be constructive rather than observatory.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	observatory
释义	observatoryn. Brit. /əbˈzəːvət(ə)ri/, U.S. /əbˈzərvəˌtɔri/ Forms: 1600s observatorie, 1600s– observatory. Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin observāt- , observāre , -ory suffix¹. Etymology: < classical Latin observāt-, past participial stem of observāre observe v. + -ory suffix¹. Compare French observatoire (1667), post-classical Latin observatorium (1686 in a British source). 1. A building or place set apart for, and equipped with instruments for making, observations of natural phenomena, esp. astronomical, meteorological, or geophysical ones. Also: an automatic or remotely controlled station for measuring and recording natural phenomena, esp. in space. ΘΚΠ the world > the universe > cosmology > science of observation > astronomical instruments > representational device > [noun] > observatory observatory1673 marine chair1760 1673 J. Flamsteed Let. 12 July (1995) I. 222 As for my advice concerneing theire Observatory..I dare not adventure to give it. a1684 J. Evelyn Diary anno 1676 (1955) IV. 98 Mr. Flamested the learned Astrologer..whom now his Majestie had established in the new Observatorie in Greenewich Park. 1759 S. Johnson Rasselas II. xxxix. 99 I have just left the observatory of one of the most learned astronomers in the world. 1795 Proc. Board of Longitude 6 June 11 (note) The..Astronomical Observer at the new Observatory, founded by the Trustees of the Radcliffe money. 1829 W. Pearson Pract. Astron. II. 314 Besides two good sidereal clocks, a well furnished observatory ought not to be without a good solar clock. 1872 J. Yeats Nat. Hist. Commerce (rev. ed.) 409 Magnetic observatories have been established in England, other parts of Europe, and the United States. 1936 Amer. Home Feb. 58/4 In 1832, Simon Willard, Jr., made an astronomical clock that is still in use in the Harvard Observatory. 1972 Jrnl. Brit. Astron. Assoc. 82 445 The Science Research Council, ESRO and NASA are considering an ultra-violet observatory satellite SAS-D in geosynchronous orbit. 1989 Omni Aug. 68/2 At the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory.., seismologist Carl Johnson and computer specialist Tom English chuckle at the mention of Krafft's plan to navigate a lava river. 1992 I. Banks Crow Road (1993) iii. 71 The hollow aluminium skull of the observatory tracked the 'scope's single eye slowly over the rolling web of stars. 1998 Sky & Telescope Mar. 28/1 On last November's flight it was to help recalibrate the instruments on the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO), which has been in space since 1995. 2000 Nature 22 June 883/2 Diurnal duties in the laboratory below and nocturnal vigils in the observatory above. 2. A position or building affording an extensive view. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > thing seen > place where view obtained > [noun] > place where extensive view obtained prospect1587 prospectivec1616 top (also turret) of speculation1653 outlook1667 observatory1695 panopticon1836 1695 Ld. Preston tr. Boethius Of Consol. Philos. iv. 196 He looks about him from the high Observatory [L. ex alta..specula] of his Providence. 1809 E. A. Kendall Trav. Northern Parts U.S. III. lxxiv. 153 A building called the observatory, a name by which..we are..to understand..a marine signal house. 1855 R. C. Singleton tr. Virgil Aeneid iii, in tr. Virgil Wks. I. 321 Misenus gives A sign from his observatory high [L. specula..ab alta]. 1860 R. W. Emerson Conduct of Life in Wks. (1906) II. 383 The birds have..the advantage by their wings of a higher observatory. 1906 F. Lynde Quickening 26 There were houses..hip-roofed, with a square balustered observatory on top. 1991 Times Lit. Suppl 22 Feb. 15/2 His landscapes are organized around supervisory belvederes, miradors and observatories. †3. A place of observation. Obsolete. rare.In quot. 1878 referring to a spyhole. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > thing seen > place where view obtained > [noun] > place of observation speculatory1619 observatory1878 observation platform1890 1878 R. L. Stevenson Latter-day Arabian Nights in London 29 June 514/1 The observatory was..blinded, a wardrobe having been drawn in front of it upon the other side. 1886 R. L. Stevenson Kidnapped xxix. 296 I could hear the noise of a window gently thrust up, and knew that my uncle had come to his observatory. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). observatoryadj. Brit. /əbˈzəːvət(ə)ri/, U.S. /əbˈzərvəˌtɔri/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin observāt- , observāre , -ory suffix². Etymology: < classical Latin observāt-, past participial stem of observāre observe v. + -ory suffix². Compare earlier observatory n. and later observate v. Now rare. Observational; spec. of or relating to scientific observation. ΘΚΠ the world > the universe > cosmology > science of observation > [adjective] observed1669 observatory1815 the world > matter > chemistry > experiments > [adjective] > relating to scientific observation observatical1702 observatory1815 observational1834 1815 B. F. Palmer Diary (1914) 1 Some observatory remarks previous and ulterior to his imprisonment. 1864 Athenæum 15 Oct. 493 The system of bar hives, the very best for observatory purposes..is ignored. 1884 C. R. Markham in Pall Mall Gaz. 20 Aug. 1/2 The observatory work will be valuable, by supplementing the series taken on board her Majesty's ship Discovery. 1920 Discovery Apr. 123/1 The need of a science of corporate life which must be constructive rather than observatory. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1673adj.1815
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