Meanings
horologium1
plural horologiums · plural horologia · alternative Horologium
- archaichistoricalSynonym of chronometer or clock, a timekeeping device.
Synonyms: chronometer or clock
- ChristianitySynonym of horologion, the book of hours in Eastern Orthodoxy and Catholicism.
Synonyms: horologion
Horologium2
- historicalSynonym of Tower of the Winds, a monument in ancient Athens that included a clepsydra and multiple prominent sundials.
Synonyms: Tower of the Winds
- ChristianityAlternative letter-case form of horologium, the book of hours in the Eastern Orthodox and Catholic churches.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSynonym of chronometer or clock, a timekeeping device.
nounSynonym of astronomical clock.
nounSynonym of horologion, the book of hours in Eastern Orthodoxy and Catholicism.
proper nounSynonym of Tower of the Winds, a monument in ancient Athens that included a clepsydra and multiple prominent sundials.
proper nounSynonym of Solarium, a monument in ancient Rome whose obelisk was once believed to have acted as a sundial gnomon.
Origin
horologium · noun
- Ancient Greekὡρολόγιον
- Latinhorologium
- Englishhorologium
From Latin horologium, from Ancient Greek ὡρολόγιον (hōrológion). In reference to Eastern Orthodoxy, via its Medieval Greek development. See menologium. Doublet of horologe.
More words from Latin, Ancient Greek
Full word history & related roots →Horologium · proper noun
- LatinHōrologium Oscillitorium“Pendulum Clock”
- LatinHōrologium
- EnglishHorologium
See horologium. As a location in Rome, a clipping of Latin Hōrologium Augustī (“Sundial of Augustus”). As a constellation, a clipping of Latin Hōrologium Oscillitorium (“Pendulum Clock”), coined in 1763 by the French astronomer De Lacaille to honor the Dutch astronomer and mathematician Christian Huygens, who had written a major work by that name.
More words from Latin
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Mandarin 時鐘座 /时钟座
- 時鐘座 /时钟座 (Shízhōngzuò)constellation
Esperanto Horloĝo
- Horloĝoconstellation
Finnish Heilurikello
- Heilurikelloconstellation
French Horloge
- Horlogeconstellation
German Pendeluhr
- Pendeluhrconstellation
Greek Ωρολόγιον
- Ωρολόγιον (Orológion)constellation
Irish an Clog
- an Clogconstellation
Japanese 時計座, とけい座
- 時計座 (Tokeiza)constellation
- とけい座 (Tokeiza)constellation
Korean 시계(時計)자리
- 시계(時計)자리 (Sigyejari)constellation
Malay Jam
- Jamconstellation
Polish Zegar
- Zegarconstellation
Russian Часы́
- Часы́ (Časý)constellation
Spanish Horologium
- Horologiumconstellation
Cite this entry
horologium. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/horologium
“horologium.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/horologium. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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