horologium
[ hawr-uh-loh-jee-uh m, hor- ]
/ ˌhɔr əˈloʊ dʒi əm, ˌhɒr- /
noun, plural hor·o·lo·gi·a [hawr-uh-loh-jee-uh, hor-] /ˌhɔr əˈloʊ dʒi ə, ˌhɒr-/.
a building supporting or containing a timepiece, as a clock tower.
(initial capital letter) Astronomy.
the Clock, a small southern constellation between Eridanus and Dorado.
Origin of horologium
1655–65; < Latin < Greek
hōrológion, equivalent to
hōrológ(os) timeteller (
hōro-, combining form of
hṓra
hour +
-log-, variant stem of
légein to speak, tell +
-os adj. suffix) +
-ion diminutive suffix
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British Dictionary definitions for horologium (1 of 2)
horologium
/ (ˌhɒrəˈləʊdʒɪəm) /
noun plural -gia (-dʒɪə)
a clocktower
Also called: horologion
(in the Eastern Church) a liturgical book of the offices for the canonical hours, corresponding to the Western breviary
Word Origin for horologium
C17: from Latin; see
horologe
British Dictionary definitions for horologium (2 of 2)
Horologium
/ (ˌhɒrəˈləʊdʒɪəm) /
noun Latin genitive Horologii (ˌhɒrəˈləʊdʒɪaɪ)
a faint constellation in the S hemisphere lying near Eridanus and Hydrus