# Microscopium

> English word · Proper noun

## Definitions
1. A faint constellation of the southern spring sky, said to resemble a microscope. It lies south of the constellation of Capricornus.

## Etymology
Named by the French astronomer Nicolas Louis de Lacaille in 1763, from later Latin microscopium (“microscope”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/microscopium