Orological

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Of or pertaining to orology. not-comparable, obsolete, rare

    "On leaving Switzerland, one of the most mountainous parts of the world, he sums up the general result of the orological observations he made there; which, backed and supported by Scheuchzer's map of Switzerland, led him to conclude, that the Helvetic mountains have no regular direction […]"

Example

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"On leaving Switzerland, one of the most mountainous parts of the world, he sums up the general result of the orological observations he made there; which, backed and supported by Scheuchzer's map of Switzerland, led him to conclude, that the Helvetic mountains have no regular direction […]"

Etymology

Compare French orologique.

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