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orological

orological adjective: of or pertaining to orology.

Adjective

orological (not comparable)

  1. (obsolete, rare) Of or pertaining to orology.
    • On leaving Switzerland, one of the most mountainous parts of the world, he sums up the general result of the orological observations he made there; which, backed and supported by Scheuchzer's map of Switzerland, led him to conclude, that the Helvetic mountains have no regular direction […]1781, The Monthly Review, volume 65, page 553

Origin of orological

Compare French orologique.

Words formed from orological

Questions about orological

What does orological mean?
Orological means of or pertaining to orology.
What part of speech is orological?
Orological is an adjective.

Words near orological in the dictionary

  1. Oroks
  2. orolabial
  3. orolaryngeal
  4. orolarynx
  5. orolingual
  6. orological
  7. orologically
  8. orologist
  9. orologists
  10. orology
  11. oromandibular

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