Microscopiumn.

Brit.

/ˌmʌɪkrəˈskəʊpɪəm/,

/ˌmʌɪkrəˈskɒpɪəm/, U.S.

/ˌmaɪkrəˈskoʊpiəm/,

/ˌmaɪkrəˈskɑpiəm/

Forms:

α. 1800s– Microscopium.

β. (In Latin genitive form) 1800s– Microscopii Brit. /ˌmʌɪkrəˈskəʊpɪʌɪ/, /ˌmʌɪkrəˈskəʊpɪiː/, U.S. /ˌmaɪkrəˈskoʊpiˌaɪ/, /ˌmaɪkrəˈskoʊpiˌi/.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin microscopium.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin microscopium (see microscope n.). The constellation was named in French (as Le Microscope) by N. L. de la Caille in 1752 ( Mém. de l'Acad. Royale des Sci. (1756) 589).The use of the Latin genitive case form as postmodifier in star names is a practice that originated in post-classical Latin.

Astronomy.

(The name of) an inconspicuous constellation of the southern hemisphere, between Piscis Austrinus and Sagittarius; the Microscope. Also (in form Microscopii) used as postmodifier in the names of stars belonging to this constellation. Abbreviated Mic (without point).

ΚΠ

1808 A. Rees Cycl. (1819) IX. at Constellation Microscopium.

1824 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 114 470 (table) α Microscopii.

1839 Penny Cycl. XV. 188/2 Microscopium, (the Microscope), a constellation of Lacaille, situated above Grus and Indus at the junction of Capricornus and Sagittarius.

1899 R. H. Allen Star-names 289 (heading) Microscopium, formed by La Caille.., although small and unimportant, contains sixty-nine stars.

1910 Encycl. Brit. VII. 14/1 Nicolas Louis de Lacaille..introduced the following new constellations:—..Microscopium (Microscope).

1990 P. S. Harrington Touring Universe through Binoculars vii. 176 With its brightest stars only of the 5th magnitude, Microscopium, the Microscope, appears as little more than empty space to the unaided eye.

1994 Science 7 Jan. 57/2 A flare was observed on the star AU Microscopii.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	microscopium
释义	Microscopiumn. Brit. /ˌmʌɪkrəˈskəʊpɪəm/, /ˌmʌɪkrəˈskɒpɪəm/, U.S. /ˌmaɪkrəˈskoʊpiəm/, /ˌmaɪkrəˈskɑpiəm/ Forms: α. 1800s– Microscopium. β. (In Latin genitive form) 1800s– Microscopii Brit. /ˌmʌɪkrəˈskəʊpɪʌɪ/, /ˌmʌɪkrəˈskəʊpɪiː/, U.S. /ˌmaɪkrəˈskoʊpiˌaɪ/, /ˌmaɪkrəˈskoʊpiˌi/. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin microscopium. Etymology: < post-classical Latin microscopium (see microscope n.). The constellation was named in French (as Le Microscope) by N. L. de la Caille in 1752 ( Mém. de l'Acad. Royale des Sci. (1756) 589).The use of the Latin genitive case form as postmodifier in star names is a practice that originated in post-classical Latin. Astronomy. (The name of) an inconspicuous constellation of the southern hemisphere, between Piscis Austrinus and Sagittarius; the Microscope. Also (in form Microscopii) used as postmodifier in the names of stars belonging to this constellation. Abbreviated Mic (without point). ΚΠ 1808 A. Rees Cycl. (1819) IX. at Constellation Microscopium. 1824 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 114 470 (table) α Microscopii. 1839 Penny Cycl. XV. 188/2 Microscopium, (the Microscope), a constellation of Lacaille, situated above Grus and Indus at the junction of Capricornus and Sagittarius. 1899 R. H. Allen Star-names 289 (heading) Microscopium, formed by La Caille.., although small and unimportant, contains sixty-nine stars. 1910 Encycl. Brit. VII. 14/1 Nicolas Louis de Lacaille..introduced the following new constellations:—..Microscopium (Microscope). 1990 P. S. Harrington Touring Universe through Binoculars vii. 176 With its brightest stars only of the 5th magnitude, Microscopium, the Microscope, appears as little more than empty space to the unaided eye. 1994 Science 7 Jan. 57/2 A flare was observed on the star AU Microscopii. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1808
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