observatory
/əbˈzɜːvətri/noun
उच्चारण अब्ज़र्वट्री
वेधशाला
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a special building from which scientists watch the stars, the weather
वेधशाला
- the Jantar Mantar observatory in Jaipur
- Students took a trip to the observatory to look at Saturn through a powerful telescope.
- The astronomers work at a mountain observatory far from city lights.
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- The weather observatory records rainfall every day.
- The new observatory has a large telescope for studying distant galaxies.
Synonyms planetarium station lookout
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Synonyms
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ob·serv·a·to·ry
With -serva- and -tory (not 'observetory').
-serva- और अंत में -tory ('observetory' गलत है)।
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A building for watching the stars is an observatory; a building where images of the night sky are shown on a dome a planetarium; an instrument for viewing distant objects a telescope.
तारे देखने की इमारत observatory (वेधशाला); गुंबद पर रात के आकाश के चित्र दिखाने वाली इमारत planetarium (तारामंडल); दूर की वस्तुएँ देखने का यंत्र telescope।
General knowledge
Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh II built the Jantar Mantar observatories at Jaipur, Delhi, Ujjain, Varanasi and Mathura; the Jaipur one is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
महाराजा सवाई जयसिंह द्वितीय ने जयपुर, दिल्ली, उज्जैन, वाराणसी और मथुरा में जंतर मंतर वेधशालाएँ बनवाईं; जयपुर वाली UNESCO विश्व धरोहर स्थल है।