Telescopiumn.

Brit.

/ˌtɛlᵻˈskəʊpɪəm/,

/ˌtɛlᵻˈskɒpɪəm/, U.S.

/ˌtɛləˈskoʊpiəm/,

/ˌtɛləˈskɑpiəm/

Forms:

α. 1700s– Telescopium.

β. (In Latin genitive form) 1800s– Telescopii Brit. /ˌtɛlᵻˈskəʊpɪʌɪ/, /ˌtɛlᵻˈskəʊpɪiː/, U.S. /ˌtɛləˈskoʊpiaɪ/, /ˌtɛləˈskoʊpiˌi/.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin Telescopium.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin Telescopium (1789 or earlier in this sense) < French télescope (N. L. de Lacaille 1752, in Mém. de l'Acad. Royale des Sci. (1756) 589; specific sense development of télescope telescope n.) + post-classical Latin -ium -ium suffix. Compare telescope n. 2.The use of the Latin genitive case form as postmodifier in star names is a practice that originated in post-classical Latin.

Astronomy.

(The name of) an inconspicuous constellation of the southern hemisphere, south of Sagittarius; the Telescope. Also (in form Telescopii) used as postmodifier in the names of stars belonging to this constellation. Abbreviated Tel (without point).

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the world > the universe > constellation > Southern constellations > [noun]

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c1795 J. Cary Names & Situations Constellations 15 Telescopium. The Telescope, Situated in the Southern hemisphere.

1809 A. Mackay Theory & Pract. Finding Longitude 25 The Milky Way..is divided into two branches, one of which passes through Scorpio..to Cassiopeia; and the other through Telescopium, Sagittarius..&c. to Cygnus.

1828 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 118 137 (table) A very faint nebula... This follows 16 Telescopii.

1842 Penny Cycl. XXIV. 167/1 Telescopium (the Telescope), a constellation of Lacaille, in the southern hemisphere, surrounded by Ara, Pavo, Sagittarius, and Ophiuchus.

1909 J. E. Gore Astron. Curiosities xix. 264 This object..is very evidently γ Telescopii, which lies exactly in the position described by Al-Sufi.

1986 J. B. Hearnshaw Anal. Starlight xi. 472 Similarities with the spectrum of RR Telescopii, a slow nova, were noted.

2006 I. Ridpath Astronomy 218 Telescopium is an unremarkable constellation south of Sagittarius and Corona Australis.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	telescopium
释义	Telescopiumn. Brit. /ˌtɛlᵻˈskəʊpɪəm/, /ˌtɛlᵻˈskɒpɪəm/, U.S. /ˌtɛləˈskoʊpiəm/, /ˌtɛləˈskɑpiəm/ Forms: α. 1700s– Telescopium. β. (In Latin genitive form) 1800s– Telescopii Brit. /ˌtɛlᵻˈskəʊpɪʌɪ/, /ˌtɛlᵻˈskəʊpɪiː/, U.S. /ˌtɛləˈskoʊpiaɪ/, /ˌtɛləˈskoʊpiˌi/. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin Telescopium. Etymology: < post-classical Latin Telescopium (1789 or earlier in this sense) < French télescope (N. L. de Lacaille 1752, in Mém. de l'Acad. Royale des Sci. (1756) 589; specific sense development of télescope telescope n.) + post-classical Latin -ium -ium suffix. Compare telescope n. 2.The use of the Latin genitive case form as postmodifier in star names is a practice that originated in post-classical Latin. Astronomy. (The name of) an inconspicuous constellation of the southern hemisphere, south of Sagittarius; the Telescope. Also (in form Telescopii) used as postmodifier in the names of stars belonging to this constellation. Abbreviated Tel (without point). ΘΚΠ the world > the universe > constellation > Southern constellations > [noun] telescopec1795 Telescopiumc1795 air pump1807 table mountain1837 mensa1847 Men1922 table1978 c1795 J. Cary Names & Situations Constellations 15 Telescopium. The Telescope, Situated in the Southern hemisphere. 1809 A. Mackay Theory & Pract. Finding Longitude 25 The Milky Way..is divided into two branches, one of which passes through Scorpio..to Cassiopeia; and the other through Telescopium, Sagittarius..&c. to Cygnus. 1828 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 118 137 (table) A very faint nebula... This follows 16 Telescopii. 1842 Penny Cycl. XXIV. 167/1 Telescopium (the Telescope), a constellation of Lacaille, in the southern hemisphere, surrounded by Ara, Pavo, Sagittarius, and Ophiuchus. 1909 J. E. Gore Astron. Curiosities xix. 264 This object..is very evidently γ Telescopii, which lies exactly in the position described by Al-Sufi. 1986 J. B. Hearnshaw Anal. Starlight xi. 472 Similarities with the spectrum of RR Telescopii, a slow nova, were noted. 2006 I. Ridpath Astronomy 218 Telescopium is an unremarkable constellation south of Sagittarius and Corona Australis. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.c1795
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