horologe
/ˈhɔɹəˌloʊd͡ʒ/
Etymology
From Middle English orloge, from Norman oriloge, from Old French orloge, from Latin hōrologium (“sundial”), from Ancient Greek ὡρολόγιον (hōrológion). Cognate with French horloge, Italian orologio, and Spanish reloj. Doublet of Horologium and horologium.
horologe means synonym of sundial or clock, a device or mechanism used to tell the hour of the day. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 88 out of 100.
horologe is pronounced /ˈhɔɹəˌloʊd͡ʒ/.
Why “horologe” is a great word
HOROLOGE — [Noun] A device, such as a sundial or clock, for telling the hour of the day. From Middle English orloge, from Norman oriloge, from Old French orloge, from Latin hōrologium ("sundial, water clock"), from Ancient Greek ὡρολόγιον (hōrológion), from ὥρα (hṓra, "hour") + λέγειν (légein, "to tell, count"). First attested in late Middle English (1375–1425). Unlike "chronometer," which denotes a precision instrument for navigation, or "timepiece," a modern generality, "horologe" is the archaic, encompassing term. It is the gnomon's stark shadow creeping across numbered stone, the ponderous heft of a lead weight descending inside a cathedral's tower, and the quiet, insistent heartbeat of a brass verge escapement—the mortal machinery by which we parcel the eternal into numbered hours.
noun
- Synonym of sundial or clock, a device or mechanism used to tell the hour of the day.“He'll watch the horologe a double set, If drink rock not his cradle.”