Microscopium

noun

Mi·cro·sco·pi·um ˌmī-krō-ˈskō-pē-əm How to pronounce Microscopium (audio)

astronomy

: a southern constellation that is visible between the constellations of Capricornus and Indus and that is represented by the figure of a microscope

Two red dwarf stars in the southern hemisphere constellation called Microscopium are emitting unpredictable eruptions like giant versions of the small-scale flares that have been seen on the sun for more than a century.

David Perlman, San Francisco Chronicle, 1 Sept. 1992

Word History

First Known Use

1802, in the meaning defined above

单词	Microscopium
释义	Microscopium noun Mi·cro·sco·pi·um ˌmī-krō-ˈskō-pē-əm astronomy : a southern constellation that is visible between the constellations of Capricornus and Indus and that is represented by the figure of a microscope Two red dwarf stars in the southern hemisphere constellation called Microscopium are emitting unpredictable eruptions like giant versions of the small-scale flares that have been seen on the sun for more than a century. David Perlman, San Francisco Chronicle, 1 Sept. 1992 Word History First Known Use 1802, in the meaning defined above
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