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horometry

/həˈɹɒmətɹi/

horometry noun: horology (the art or practice of measuring time).

Noun

horometry (usually uncountable, plural horometries)

  1. (archaic, usually) horology (the art or practice of measuring time).
    • the horometry of antiquity1650, Thomas Browne, Pseudodoxia Epidemica: […], 2nd edition, London: […] A[braham] Miller, for Edw[ard] Dod and Nath[aniel] Ekins, […], →OCLC

Forms of horometry

pluralhorometries

Origin of horometry

Compare French horométrie. See horometer.

Words formed from horometry

Questions about horometry

What does horometry mean?
Horometry means horology (the art or practice of measuring time).
What part of speech is horometry?
Horometry is a noun.
How do you pronounce horometry?
Horometry is pronounced /həˈɹɒmətɹi/.
What is the plural of horometry?
The plural of horometry is horometries.

Words near horometry in the dictionary

  1. Horomazes
  2. horometer
  3. horometers
  4. horometrical
  5. horometries
  6. horometry
  7. Horonite
  8. Horonites
  9. horonym
  10. horonyms
  11. horophile

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