Horology
[hɒ'rɒlədʒɪ] or [hə'rɑlədʒi]
Definition
(n.) The science of measuring time, or the principles and art of constructing instruments for measuring and indicating portions of time, as clocks, watches, dials, etc.
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Examples
- Two hundred years, nearly, elapsed before the next important advance in horology. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- A simple statement of this system illustrates with greater force than an entire volume the revolution the nineteenth century has produced in the useful art of horology. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
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