Chronology

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /kɹəˈnÉ’l.É™.dÊ’i/

Origin

From -("relating to time") + logy("study of, account of") + -, after New Latin chronologia.

Full definition of chronology

Noun

1. (uncountable) the science of determining the order in which events occurred.
2. (countable) an arrangement of events into chronological order; called a timeline when involving graphical elements.

Coordinate terms

• horology

Related terms

• chronological
• chronologically
• chronicle
• chronograph