water clock
water clock · water clocks
водяний годинник, клепсидра
водяные часы, клепсидра
Wasseruhr
A device for measuring time using water, typically by measuring water flowing in or…A device for measuring time using water, typically by measuring water flowing in or out of a basin of known size at a known rate.
Meaning
1 senses(historical)A device for measuring time using water, typically by measuring water flowing in or out of a basin of known size at a known rate.
Wasseruhr
водяны́е часы́vodjanýje časý, клепси́драklepsídra
водяни́й годи́нникvodjanýj hodýnnyk, клепси́драklepsýdra
More definitions
- clock that measures time by the escape of water
Translations
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Forms
plural: water clocksSynonyms
2 synonymsClose in meaning
- clock that measures time by the escape of water:clepsydrawater glass