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horologium

Horologium (name) means Synonym of Tower of the Winds, a monument in ancient Athens that included a clepsydra and multiple prominent sundials.

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Synonym of Tower of the Winds, a monument in ancient Athens that included a clepsydra and multiple prominent sundials.

Synonym of Solarium, a monument in ancient Rome whose obelisk was once believed to have acted as a sundial gnomon.

A constellation of the southern sky, said to resemble a pendulum clock. It lies between the constellations Fornax and Dorado.

Alternative letter-case form of horologium, the book of hours in the Eastern Orthodox and Catholic churches.

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Etymology

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.

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What is the meaning of horologium?

"horologium" (name) means synonym of Tower of the Winds, a monument in ancient Athens that included a clepsydra and multiple prominent sundials.

What are the different meanings of horologium?

"horologium" has 3 main meanings: 1. Synonym of Tower of the Winds, a monument in ancient Athens that included a clepsydra and multiple prominent sundials; 2. Synonym of Solarium, a monument in ancient Rome whose obelisk was once believed to have acted as a sundial gnomon; 3. A constellation of the southern sky, said to resemble a pendulum clock. It lies between the constellations Fornax and Dorado.