horology
horology noun: the art, science, and technology of making and maintaining timekeeping devices such as clocks, watches and sundials.
Noun
horology (usually uncountable, plural horologies)
- The art, science, and technology of making and maintaining timekeeping devices such as clocks, watches and sundials.
- The book of the offices for the canonical hours.
horology meaning in Tamil and Kannada
horology in Tamil
- கால அளவியல், கால அளவையியல், நேர அளவையியல், கடிகாரக் கலையியல்
horology in Kannada
- ಕಾಲಮಾಪನಶಾಸ್ತ್ರ, ಕಾಲಗಣನಶಾಸ್ತ್ರ, ಹೊತ್ತನ್ನು ಅಳೆಯುವ ಶಾಸ್ತ್ರ, ಗಡಿಯಾರ ವಿದ್ಯೆ, ಗಡಿಯಾರ ಶಾಸ್ತ್ರ
Synonyms of horology
Forms of horology
| plural | horologies |
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Origin of horology
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.
Words formed from horology
Questions about horology
- What does horology mean?
- Horology means the art, science, and technology of making and maintaining timekeeping devices such as clocks, watches and sundials.
- What is horology in Tamil?
- Horology in Tamil is கால அளவியல், கால அளவையியல், நேர அளவையியல். See Horology meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is horology?
- Horology is a noun.
- What is the plural of horology?
- The plural of horology is horologies.
Words near horology in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: horology (page history and authors); horology (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); horology (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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