Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The art of determining the exact error of a timepiece by observation; also, more generally, the art of keeping time, or of knowing the time of day.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The art, practice, or method of measuring time by hours and subordinate divisions.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The art or practice of
measuring time byhours andsubordinate divisions .
Etymologies
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Compare French horométrie. See horometer.
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