Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

horology

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.77 in modern English

Syllables: horol-o-gy
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The study or measurement of time

Uncountable

noun

The study or measurement of time

Uncountable

Etymology

From Latin horologia, from horo- + -logia, equivalent to Ancient Greek ὥρα (hṓra, “period of time, hour”) + -λογία (-logía, “-ology: study or proper knowledge of”). Equivalent to horo- + -ology.

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: ὥρα

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

horologies (plural)

Derived Forms

horologer horologic horological horologically horologist

Frequently Paired Words

horologe horologium hour year chronometric chronometrical chronometrically

Synonyms

chronometry chronometrics

Questions

What does horology mean?: The study or measurement of time
Where does horology come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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