horologium

Betekenis (Engels)

1. (archaic, historical) Synonym of chronometer or clock, a timekeeping device.
2. (uncommon) Synonym of astronomical clock.
3. Synonym of horologion, the book of hours in Eastern Orthodoxy and Catholicism.

Sinonieme

horologe

chronometer

clock

dial

timekeeper

timepiece

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/hɔɹəˈloʊd͡ʒiəm/

Etimologie (Engels)

From Latin horologium, from Ancient Greek ὡρολόγιον (hōrológion). In reference to Eastern Orthodoxy, via its Byzantine Greek development. See menologium. Doublet of horologe.