horologium
UK/hɒɹəˈləʊd͡ʒɪəm//hɔɹəˈloʊd͡ʒiəm/
horologium noun: synonym of chronometer or clock, a timekeeping device.
Noun
horologium (plural horologiums or horologia)
- Synonym of chronometer or clock, a timekeeping device.
- Synonyms:
- chronometer or clock
- Synonym of astronomical clock.
- Synonyms:
- astronomical clock
- Synonym of horologion, the book of hours in Eastern Orthodoxy and Catholicism.
- Synonyms:
- horologion
Proper noun capitalized: Horologium
Horologium
- Synonym of Tower of the Winds, a monument in ancient Athens that included a clepsydra and multiple prominent sundials.
- Synonyms:
- Tower of the Winds
- Synonym of Solarium, a monument in ancient Rome whose obelisk was once believed to have acted as a sundial gnomon.
- Synonyms:
- Solarium
- A constellation of the southern sky, said to resemble a pendulum clock. It lies between the constellations Fornax and Dorado.
- Alternative letter-case form of horologium, the book of hours in the Eastern Orthodox and Catholic churches.
Synonyms of horologium
- chronometer or clock
- astronomical clock
- horologion
- Tower of the Winds
- Solarium
Forms of horologium
| plural | horologiums |
|---|---|
| plural | horologia |
| alternative form | Horologium |
Origin of horologium
From Latin horologium, from Ancient Greek ὡρολόγιον (hōrológion). In reference to Eastern Orthodoxy, via its Byzantine Greek development. See menologium. Doublet of horologe.
See horologium. As a location in Rome, a clipping of Latin Hōrologium Augustī (“Sundial of Augustus”). As a constellation, a clipping of Latin Hōrologium Oscillitorium (“Pendulum Clock”), coined in 1763 by the French astronomer De Lacaille to honor the Dutch astronomer and mathematician Christian Huygens, who had written a major work by that name.
Words formed from horologium
- Horologii
- horologiography
Questions about horologium
- What does horologium mean?
- Horologium means synonym of chronometer or clock, a timekeeping device.
- What part of speech is horologium?
- Horologium can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce horologium?
- Horologium is pronounced /hɔɹəˈloʊd͡ʒiəm/ (US).
- What is the plural of horologium?
- The plural of horologium is horologiums.
Words near horologium in the dictionary
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