English Explanatory Dictionary

dromology

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The science or logic of speed.

Word forms

dromology

Etymology

< French dromologie < Ancient Greek δρόμος (drómos, “race, running, racetrack, course, path”) + λόγος (lógos, “account, explanation, narrative”); term coined by the French philosopher Paul Virilio to discuss the importance of speed in warfare and communication. Equivalent to dromo- + -logy.

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