Horologium (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun, plural hor·o·lo·gi·a [hawr-uh-loh-jee-uh, hor-]. /ˌhɔr əˈloʊ dʒi ə, ˌhɒr-/.
  1. a timepiece, as a clock or sundial, or a building supporting or containing a timepiece.
  2. the Clock, a small southern constellation between Eridanus and Dorado.
noun plural -gia (-dʒɪə)
  1. a clocktower
  2. (in the Eastern Church) a liturgical book of the offices for the canonical hours, corresponding to the Western breviary
noun Latin genitive Horologii (ˌhɒrəˈləʊdʒɪaɪ)
  1. a faint constellation in the S hemisphere lying near Eridanus and Hydrus
Horologium (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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