horography

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English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ὡρογραφία (hōrographía). By surface analysis, horo- +‎ -graphy. Compare French horographie.

Noun

horography (uncountable)

  1. (historical) local history (in Ancient Greece) that involved the description of events
  2. The art of constructing dials or instruments for indicating the hours.