What's the difference between horological and horology?

Horological


Definition:

  • (a.) Relating to a horologe, or to horology.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Broadly speaking, the further north you go, the nastier the predominant reading matter borrowed, a pattern that might invite sociological, meteorological and even horological (fewer winter daylight hours) explanations.

Horology


Definition:

  • (n.) The science of measuring time, or the principles and art of constructing instruments for measuring and indicating portions of time, as clocks, watches, dials, etc.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Broadly speaking, the further north you go, the nastier the predominant reading matter borrowed, a pattern that might invite sociological, meteorological and even horological (fewer winter daylight hours) explanations.

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