1) Clock 2) Water clock 3) Water glass
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[genus] Clepsydra is a recently described genus of diatoms, including the species Clepsydra truganiniae. It was found in Tasmania. ...
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instrument which measures time by trickling water
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• (n.) A water clock; a contrivance for measuring time by the graduated flow of a liquid, as of water, through a small aperture. See Illust. in Appendix.
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ancient device for measuring time by the gradual flow of water. One form, used by the North American Indians and some African peoples, consisted of a ... [2 related articles]
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See water clock.
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Clep'sy·dra noun [ Latin from Greek ...; ... to steal, conceal + ... water.] A water clock; a contrivance for measuring time by the graduated flow of a liquid, as of water, through a small aperture. See
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A clepsydra was an ancient 'water clock' (actually timepiece) which measured time by the rate of the flow of water through small holes at the bottom of an earthenware globe.
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clepsydra (s), clepsydrae (pl) 1. An ancient device that measured time by marking the regulated flow of water through a small opening. Also called water glass. 2. The word is compounded with a Greek stem that means 'to steal', and 'water'; with the allusion that the water is flowing stealthily (flowing secretly) from it. It is said that cl...
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an ancient device for measuring time by the regulated flow of water or mercury through a small aperture.
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