Definitions for water clock
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
wa′ter clock`(n.)
a device, as a clepsydra, for measuring time by the flow of water.
Category: Horology
Origin of water clock:
1595–1605
Princeton's WordNet
water clock, clepsydra, water glass(noun)
clock that measures time by the escape of water
Wiktionary
water clock(Noun)
A device for measuring time by letting water flow out of a container, usually through a tiny aperture.
water clock(Noun)
A clepsydra.
Webster Dictionary
Water clock(u)
an instrument or machine serving to measure time by the fall, or flow, of a certain quantity of water; a clepsydra
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