horography
(hɒˈrɒgrəfɪ)
[a. F. horographie (1644 in Hatz.-Darm.), f. ὥρα time, season + -γραϕία writing.]
(See quots.)
| 1727–41 Chambers Cycl., Horography, the art of making or constructing dials; called also horologiography. 1755 Johnson, Horography, an account of the hours. 1798 J. Gilchrist in Asiat. Res. V. 81 [They] reckon and divide time in the following manner, which exhibits a horography so imperfect..that [etc.]. |
So hoˈrographer, a horologer, horologist.
| In recent Dicts. |