Definition of chronology Chronology

/kɹʌnɑˈlʌʤi/ - [krunalujee] - chro•nol•o•gy

We found 11 definitions of chronology from 7 different sources.

What does chronology mean?

Noun Plural: chronologies
chronology - the determination of the actual temporal sequence of past events
		arts, humanistic discipline, humanities, liberal arts studies intended to provide general knowledge and intellectual skills (rather than occupational or professional skills); "the college of arts and sciences"
chronology - a record of events in the order of their occurrence
		written account, written record a written document preserving knowledge of facts or events
chronology - an arrangement of events in time
		temporal relation a relation involving time

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chronology (Noun)
The science of determining the order in which events occurred.
chronology (Noun)
An arrangement of events into chronological order; called a timeline when involving graphical elements.

chronology (n.)
The science which treats of measuring time by regular divisions or periods, and which assigns to events or transactions their proper dates.

chronology
An arrangement of events into chronological order.
chronology
The science of computing time or periods of time and of assigning events to their true dates. (source:UNICEF)

chronology
kron-ol′o-ji, n. the science of time.—ns. Chronol′oger, Chronol′ogist.—adjs. Chronolog′ic, -al.—adv. Chronolog′ically. [Gr. chronos, time, logia, a discourse.]

Chronology is a word meaning: the study of time. It comes from the Greek words "chronos" (time) and "logos" (word). The adjective is chronological.

Putting events in chronological order means: listing them in the order in which they happened.

There are many sciences which deal in different ways with chronology. General chronology is sometimes called "periodization". Historical chronology can deal with history or with the geological history of the earth.

When things are put in chronological order it can sometimes be called a "timeline".