n. (pl. -ies) a room or building equipped for the observation of natural, esp. astronomical or meteorological, phenomena.
[ mod.L observatorium f. L observare (as OBSERVE) ]
n. (pl. -ies) a room or building equipped for the observation of natural, esp. astronomical or meteorological, phenomena.
[ mod.L observatorium f. L observare (as OBSERVE) ]
Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012