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horology (haw-ROL-uh-jee, hoh-ROL-uh-jee) - n., the science of measuring time; the art of making timepieces.
Where "timepieces" usually means specifically a mechanical clock, rather than an electronic chronometer. Coined in 1819 from Ancient Greek root hōro-, combining form of hōrā, hour + -logy, study -- and indeed, the earlier methods of keeping time rarely measured intervals smaller than an hour to any accuracy.
---L.
Where "timepieces" usually means specifically a mechanical clock, rather than an electronic chronometer. Coined in 1819 from Ancient Greek root hōro-, combining form of hōrā, hour + -logy, study -- and indeed, the earlier methods of keeping time rarely measured intervals smaller than an hour to any accuracy.
---L.
