horologic

Also hor·o·log·i·cal

[hawr-uh-loj-ik, hor-]

adjective

1. of or relating to horology.

2. of or relating to horologes.

Other Word Forms

• horologically adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of horologic¹

1655–65; < Late Latin hōrologicus < Greek hōrologikós, equivalent to hōrolog- ( horologium ) + -ikos -ic

Example Sentences

He also says he has created the prototype for a watch called Twister, on which the hands move erratically in all directions, stopping at the correct horologic position only when its owner raises a wrist to read the time.

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