“horologiography”的英文意思_释义_用法

单词

horologiography

释义

† horologiography Obs.|ˌhɒrəʊlɒdʒɪˈɒgrəfɪ|
[f. Gr. ὡρολόγιο-ν horologe + -graphy.]
a. A description of horologes or timepieces.
b. The art of constructing horologes; dialling.
[1570Dee Math. Pref. d ij, Horometrie..called..of late Horologiographia.]1639Wybard (title) Lunar Horologiographie.1653W. Oughtred (title) Mathematicall Recreations, a collection of problems, as secrets and experiments in Arithmetick, Cosmographie, Horologiography [etc.].1696Phillips (ed. 5), Horologiography, the Art of making or treating of the Properties of Dials, Clocks [etc.].
Hence † horologioˈgraphian, † horologiˈographer, a maker of timepieces; a horologist. † horologioˈgraphic a., pertaining to dialling.
1688R. Holme Armoury iii. 372/1 An Horologiographian [is] a Sun Dial maker.1727Bailey vol. II, Horologiographer, a maker of Dials [etc.].17..Chambers (T.), The gnomonick projection is also called the horologiographick projection, because it is the foundation of dialling.

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