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Definition of "clepsydra" []

  • An ancient device that measured time by marking the regulated flow of water through a small opening. Also called water glass. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "clepsydra" in a sentence
  • "-- The clepsydra was a kind of water-clock; the other vessel is compared to it, because of the liquid in it."
  • "Stationed beside the clepsydra was a special officer whose duty it was not only to fill it but to stop the flow whenever a speaker was interrupted, thereby making certain he was not cheated of any of the time due him. ""
  • "MN This instrument showed the time with more accuracy than the hourglass, the clepsydra or the water-clock."