English to French Meaning of horology - horlogerie

Horology :

horlogerie

Horologic :: horlogiqueHorological :: horlogerieHorologist :: horlogerHorologists :: horlogersHorology :: horlogerie

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Definitions of horology in English

Noun(1) the art of designing and making clocks

Examples of horology in English

(1) But when he lost his job through illness he knew it was time for a change - and he enrolled on a clockmaking - horology - course at City College, Manchester.(2) Since then, the watch-makers of Geneva have achieved an unparalleled reputation in the art of horology .(3) George III was interested in horology , and Louis XVI enjoyed locksmithing.(4) David S. Landes's Revolution in Time treats ├ö├ç├┐clocks and the making of the modern world├ö├ç├û in earlier historical periods, with a good emphasis on economic history as well as horology and philosophy.(5) Sadly, on the whole, The Horizontal Instrument is far more interesting as a bluffer's guide to horology - with a few regrettable dramatic interludes.(6) Underneath the ├ö├ç├┐ordinary ├ö├ç├ûdial is another which has a rather diabolical look, but which is simply a piece of horology that shows those star signs that tell your horoscope.(7) And while his father encouraged him to pursue higher studies in horology after a basic degree in engineering, he found a different calling for himself.(8) Plinlimmon would seem to be offering a kind of antinomian horology at worst, at best an unctuous pragmatism of local mores.(9) I've been umming and ahhing about what to take but I think I've settled on horology .(10) We repeat this same tune many times, and about the twelfth or thirteenth time, we know it's time to stop, since we have gained a century in those few minutes of horology .(11) His network of contacts and friends in England reads like a who's who of experts on early tools, horology , and technology.(12) His interest in the sciences, particularly natural history, agriculture and horology , was perfectly attuned to the spirit of entrepreneurial expansion in manufacturing that surged through the realm during his reign.(13) I've got my eye on horology and small mechanisms.(14) The following year Jonathan Betts, the curator of horology at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, was contracted to survey and produce a catalogue of the collection.(15) We have to create space for them, so I got rid of a number of subjects, such as horology .(16) These two shows and their accompanying catalogues have spawned a new level of study based on a combination of comparative and documentary research never before seen in horology .

(1) hornpipe ::

matelote

(2) pipe ::

tuyau

(3) horn ::

klaxon

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horologic, horological, horologist, horologists, horology

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