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Webster 1913 Edition
Horology
Ho-rol′o-gy
,Noun.
[See
Horologe
.] The science of measuring time, or the principles and art of constructing instruments for measuring and indicating portions of time, as clocks, watches, dials, etc.
Webster 1828 Edition
Horology
HOROL'OGY
,Noun.
The art of constructing machines for measuring and indicating portions of time, as clocks, watches, &c.