Horologium
Definitions
- Synonym of Tower of the Winds, a monument in ancient Athens that included a clepsydra and multiple prominent sundials.
- Synonym of chronometer or clock, a timekeeping device.
- Synonym of Solarium, a monument in ancient Rome whose obelisk was once believed to have acted as a sundial gnomon.
- Synonym of astronomical clock.
- A constellation of the southern sky, said to resemble a pendulum clock. It lies between the constellations Fornax and Dorado.
- Synonym of horologion, the book of hours in Eastern Orthodoxy and Catholicism.
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Alternative letter-case form of horologium, the book of hours in the Eastern Orthodox and Catholic churches. alt-of
Equivalents
9 more languages
ΕλληνικάΩρολόγιον
Suomiheilurikello
Galegoreloxo
한국어시계(時計)자리
Bahasa Melayujam
Polskizegar
PortuguêsHorologium
Русскийчасы
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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