单词 | horologium |
释义 | horologium /hawr'euh loh"jee euhm, hor'-/, n. , pl. horologia /-jee euh/. 1. a building supporting or containing a timepiece, as a clock tower. 2. (cap.) Astron. the Clock, a small southern constellation between Eridanus and Dorado. [1655-65; < L < Gk horológion, equiv. to horológ(os) timeteller (horo-, comb. form of hóra HOUR + -log-, var. s. of légein to speak, tell + -os adj. suffix) + -ion dim. suffix] |
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