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Meaning of Horologium | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
/hɔɹəˈloʊd͡ʒiəm/

Definitions

  1. Synonym of Tower of the Winds, a monument in ancient Athens that included a clepsydra and multiple prominent sundials.
    historical
  2. Synonym of chronometer or clock, a timekeeping device.
    archaic, historical
  3. Synonym of Solarium, a monument in ancient Rome whose obelisk was once believed to have acted as a sundial gnomon.
    historical
  4. Synonym of astronomical clock.
    uncommon
  5. A constellation of the southern sky, said to resemble a pendulum clock. It lies between the constellations Fornax and Dorado.
  6. Synonym of horologion, the book of hours in Eastern Orthodoxy and Catholicism.
  7. Alternative letter-case form of horologium, the book of hours in the Eastern Orthodox and Catholic churches.
    alt-of

Equivalents

Deutsch Pendeluhr
Ελληνικά Ωρολόγιον
Español Horologium
Suomi heilurikello
Français horloge
Polski zegar
Português Horologium
Русский часы

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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