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Definition of Horology
1. Noun. The art of designing and making clocks.
Definition of Horology
1. n. The science of measuring time, or the principles and art of constructing instruments for measuring and indicating portions of time, as clocks, watches, dials, etc.
Definition of Horology
1. Noun. The art, science and technology of timekeeping and timekeepers, such as clocks, watches and sundials. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Horology
1. the science of measuring time [n -GIES]
Medical Definition of Horology
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Horology
Literary usage of Horology
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Operative Mechanic, and British Machinist: Being a Practical Display of by John Nicholson (1825)
"Under this general head of horology, therefore, we propose to treat of the
structure of the several kinds of machines now used for the exact measurement of ..."
2. The Operative Mechanic, and British Machinist: Being a Practical Display of by John Nicholson (1825)
"Under this general head of horology, therefore, we propose to treat of the
structure of the several kinds of machines now used for the exact measurement of ..."
3. The Book of Illustrious Mechanics, of Europe and America by Edouard Foucaud (1846)
"horology —OPTICAL INSTRUMENTS, &c. OROLOGY, in its different branches ...
In nautical and astronomical horology, we have M. Bre"guet, the nephew who carries ..."
4. The Horological Journal: The Special Organ of the British Horological Institute by British Horological Federation, British Horological Institute (1860)
"The department of horology upon the history of which we now enter is probably the
... Had our forerunners reasoned thus, horology would not have taken its ..."
5. Elements of Technology: Taken Chiefly from a Course of Lectures Delivered at by Jacob Bigelow (1831)
"ARTS OF horology. horology, or the art of measuring time, has received the
attention, and exercised the ingenuity of mankind from the earliest periods. ..."
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