horology

English

Etymology

From Latin horologia, from horo- -logia, equivalent to Ancient Greek ὥρα (hṓra, “period of time, hour”) -λογία (-logía, “-ology: study or proper knowledge of”). Equivalent to horo- ‎ -ology.

Noun

horology (usually uncountable, plural horologies)

1. The study of time, particularly:
   1. The art, science, and technology of making and maintaining timekeeping devices such as clocks, watches and sundials.
   2. (Eastern Orthodoxy) The book of the offices for the canonical hours.

Synonyms

• chronometry, chronometrics

Coordinate terms

• chronometric, chronometrical, chronometrically

Derived terms

• horologer
• horologic
• horological
• horologically
• horologist

 

Related terms

• horologe
• horologium
• hour
• year

 

Translations

art, science, and technology of timekeeping

• Catalan: orologia
• Czech: horologie
• Dutch: horologie f
• Finnish: horologia (fi)
• French: horologie (fr) f
• German: Horologie f, Zeitmesskunde f
• Italian: orologia f
• Latin: horologia f
• Norwegian: horologi
• Polish: horologia
• Portuguese: horologia f
• Russian: хороло́гия (ru) f (xorológija)
• Spanish: horología f
• Swedish: horologi
• Turkish: horoloji (tr)