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clepsydra
[ klep-si-druh ]
noun
, plural clep·sy·dras, clep·sy·drae [klep, -si-dree].
- an ancient device for measuring time by the regulated flow of water or mercury through a small aperture.
clepsydra
/ ˈklɛpsɪdrə /
noun
- an ancient device for measuring time by the flow of water or mercury through a small aperture Also calledwater clock
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Word History and Origins
Origin of clepsydra1
1640–50; < Latin < Greek klepsýdra, equivalent to kleps- ( klep-, stem of kléptein to steal, conceal + -s- formative in derivation) + hydra, derivative of hýdōr water
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Word History and Origins
Origin of clepsydra1
C17: from Latin, from Greek klepsudra, from kleptein to steal + hudōr water
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Example Sentences
Perhaps the earliest mechanical time measure was the clepsydra, or water clock.
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Time was measured by the clepsydra, and the expression indicates that the night was far spent and dawn near.
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Indeed, the record on one tablet has been interpreted as noting that the astronomer's clock or clepsydra had stopped.
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This water clock was called a clepsydra, the name being taken from two Greek words meaning 'thief of water.'
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As the sound of the bells died away, the last drop of water fell from the clepsydra and marked the hour of midnight.
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