Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The art or science of directing the course of ships by means of light-signals from the shore.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The art or science which treats of lighthouses and signal lights.
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- noun The study of
lighthouses , or other forms of light-signalling.
Etymologies
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From Latin Pharos or its source Ancient Greek Φάρος + -logy.
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pavonine commented on the word pharology
The scientific study of lighthouses and signal lights.
"Pharology" is first recorded in 1847 in the Transactions of the
Royal Society of Arts of London. The author of the paper noted that
it had been "first introduced by the late Mr Purdy". This otherwise
unsung gentleman must have had in mind the famous lighthouse, one
of the seven wonders of the ancient world, that was erected around
280BC on the island of Pharos, off the coast of Alexandria
July 26, 2008
dontcry commented on the word pharology
That's phar-out, man!
July 27, 2008
pavonine commented on the word pharology
The scientific study of lighthouses and signal lights.
"Pharology" is first recorded in 1847 in the Transactions of the
Royal Society of Arts of London. The author of the paper noted that
it had been "first introduced by the late Mr Purdy". This otherwise
unsung gentleman must have had in mind the famous lighthouse, one
of the seven wonders of the ancient world, that was erected around
280BC on the island of Pharos, off the coast of Alexandria
July 12, 2009