Definition of Telescopium

1. Noun. A small constellation in the southern hemisphere near Ara.

Generic synonyms: Constellation

Definition of Telescopium

1. Proper noun. (constellation) A small faint constellation of the southern winter sky, said to resemble a telescope. It lies south of the constellation of Corona Australis. ¹

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Lexicographical Neighbors of Telescopium

Tehranian
Tehuelche
Teichmann
Teichmann's crystals
Teiidae
Teilhard de Chardin
Tejano
Tejanos
Tel Aviv
Tel Aviv-Jaffa
Teladorsagia davtiani
Telanthera
Telemachus
Telemann
Teleprompter
Telescopium (current term)
Teletext
Teletubbies
Teletubby
Telford
Tell el-Amarna
Tellima
Tellima affinis
Tellima grandiflora
Tellus
Teloogoo
Teloogoos
Telopea
Telopea Oreades
Telopea speciosissima

Literary usage of Telescopium

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Biographia Hibernica: A Biographical Dictionary of the Worthies of Ireland by Richard Ryan (1821)
"... Telescopium," and the " Dioptrica Nova," already mentioned, he published many pieces in the Philosophical Transactions. HON. MARY MONK, DAUGHTER of Lord ..."

2. Uranography: Or, A Description of the Heavens; Designed for Academics and by Ezra Otis Kendall (1845)
"Telescopium — The Telescope, Between Sagittarius and the Scorpion, was likewise introduced by Lacaille. It is composed only of small stars, ..."

3. Astronomy Without a Telescope: A Guide to the Constellations, and by Edward Walter Maunder (1904)
"... the Sculptor's Graving-tool, below Lepus, and alongside Columba; and Telescopium, which follows the Altar and lies beneath the Southern Crown, ..."

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