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Definition: HOROMETRY

Part of Speech Definition
Noun 1. The art, practice, or method of measuring time by hours and subordinate divisions.[Websters].

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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Date "Horometry" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1828. (references)

Specialty Definition: HOROMETRY

Domain Definition
Noah Webster [Noun] The art or practice of measuring time by hours and subordinate divisions. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary.

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Extended Definition: HOROMETRY


Horometry

Horometry is the art, practice or method by which time is measured in hours or by smaller units. By this account, a "horometer" (Greek: hour + -meter) is an instrument that measures time.


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Translations: HOROMETRY

Language Translations (or nearest inflections or synonyms, in parentheses)
Spanish medición del tiempo (horometry). Additional references: Spanish, Spain, Mexico, horometry. (volunteer & more translations)
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