Definitions | Microscopium |
| proper noun
- (constellation) A faint constellation of the southern spring sky, said to resemble a microscope. It lies south of the constellation of Capricornus.
Translations: - French: Microscope
- German: Mikroskop
- Spanish: Microscopium
Etymology: Named by the French astronomer w:Nicolas Louis de Lacaille, Nicolas Louis de Lacaille in 1763. From later microscopium, a "microscope"
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