Telescopium

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proper noun

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

OriginNew Latin telescopium →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. astronomyA small faint constellation of the southern winter sky, said to resemble a telescope. It lies south of the constellation of Corona Australis.

Origin

  1. New Latintelescopium“a telescope”
  2. EnglishTelescopium

The constellation was named by the French astronomer Nicolas Louis de Lacaille in 1763, from New Latin telescopium (“a telescope”)

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Translations

Arabic الْمِقْرَاب
  • الْمِقْرَاب (al-miqrāb)small faint constellation of the southern winter sky
Chinese Mandarin 望遠鏡座 /望远镜座
  • 望遠鏡座 /望远镜座 (Wàngyuǎnjìngzuò)small faint constellation of the southern winter sky
Esperanto Teleskopo
  • Teleskoposmall faint constellation of the southern winter sky
Finnish Kaukoputki
  • Kaukoputkismall faint constellation of the southern winter sky
French Télescope
  • Télescopesmall faint constellation of the southern winter sky
German Teleskop
  • Teleskopsmall faint constellation of the southern winter sky
Greek Τηλεσκόπιον
  • Τηλεσκόπιον (Tileskópion)small faint constellation of the southern winter sky
Irish an Teileascóp
  • an Teileascópsmall faint constellation of the southern winter sky
Japanese 望遠鏡座, ぼうえんきょう座
  • 望遠鏡座 (Bōenkyōza)small faint constellation of the southern winter sky
  • ぼうえんきょう座 (Bōenkyōza)small faint constellation of the southern winter sky
Malay Teleskop
  • Teleskopsmall faint constellation of the southern winter sky
Polish Luneta
  • Lunetasmall faint constellation of the southern winter sky
Russian Телескоп
  • Телескоп (Teleskop)small faint constellation of the southern winter sky
Spanish Telescopium
  • Telescopiumsmall faint constellation of the southern winter sky
Cite this entry
APA

Telescopium. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Telescopium

MLA

“Telescopium.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Telescopium. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Telescopium,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Telescopium.

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