horologe

[ hawr-uh-lohj, -loj, hor- ]

/ ˈhɔr əˌloʊdʒ, -ˌlɒdʒ, ˈhɒr- /

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noun

any instrument for indicating the time, especially a sundial or an early form of clock.

Origin of horologe

1375–1425; late Middle English <Latin hōrologiumhorologium; replacing Middle English orloge<Middle French <Latin, as above

Words nearby horologe

horny layer, hornywink, horoeka, horokaka, horol., horologe, horologic, horologist, horologium, horology, horopito

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Example sentences from the Web for horologe

Do you hear the ticking of the horologe of time with each pulsation of your heart?
Child of a Century, Complete|Alfred de Musset
Horologe, (Orologe), (Horologium)A general term applied indiscriminately in old writings to any mechanism for measuring time.
Time Telling through the Ages|Harry Chase Brearley
“The hour is close at hand, then,” said the master, consulting a horologe as large and as round as a full-grown orange.
The Watcher|J. Sheridan Le Fanu
It was the primitive clock, the horologe of the first world.
Old-Time Gardens|Alice Morse Earle

Without the slightest premonitory symptoms of astrology, and being withal no horologe consulter, I yet do love the stars.
The Knickerbocker, Vol. 57, No. 1, January 1861|Various

British Dictionary definitions for horologe

horologe

/ (ˈhɒrəˌlɒdʒ) /

noun

a rare word for timepiece

Word Origin for horologe

C14: from Latin hōrologium, from Greek hōrologion, from hōra hour + -logos from legein to tell

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单词	horologe
释义	horologe [ hawr-uh-lohj, -loj, hor- ] / ˈhɔr əˌloʊdʒ, -ˌlɒdʒ, ˈhɒr- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR horologe ON THESAURUS.COM noun any instrument for indicating the time, especially a sundial or an early form of clock. Origin of horologe 1375–1425; late Middle English <Latin hōrologiumhorologium; replacing Middle English orloge<Middle French <Latin, as above Words nearby horologe horny layer, hornywink, horoeka, horokaka, horol., horologe, horologic, horologist, horologium, horology, horopito Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for horologe Do you hear the ticking of the horologe of time with each pulsation of your heart? Child of a Century, Complete\|Alfred de Musset Horologe, (Orologe), (Horologium)A general term applied indiscriminately in old writings to any mechanism for measuring time. Time Telling through the Ages\|Harry Chase Brearley “The hour is close at hand, then,” said the master, consulting a horologe as large and as round as a full-grown orange. The Watcher\|J. Sheridan Le Fanu It was the primitive clock, the horologe of the first world. Old-Time Gardens\|Alice Morse Earle Without the slightest premonitory symptoms of astrology, and being withal no horologe consulter, I yet do love the stars. The Knickerbocker, Vol. 57, No. 1, January 1861\|Various British Dictionary definitions for horologe horologe / (ˈhɒrəˌlɒdʒ) / noun a rare word for timepiece Word Origin for horologe C14: from Latin hōrologium, from Greek hōrologion, from hōra hour + -logos from legein to tell Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to horologe dial, clock, watch, chronometer, calendar, chronograph, repeater, metronome, pendulum, chronoscope, gnomon, sundial, stopwatch, clepsydra, hourglass, alarm clock, time-keeper
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horologe

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