clepsydra
IPA: kɫɛpsidrʌ
noun
- Synonym of water clock, especially (historical) ancient Greek and Roman forms.
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Examples of "clepsydra" in Sentences
- Extra tank for inflow clepsydra.
- A commonly used water clock was the simple outflow clepsydra.
- In Greece, a water clock was known as a clepsydra water thief .