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clepsydra |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Clepsydra \Clep"sy*dra\ (?; 277), n. [L. from Gr ?; ? to steal, conceal + ? water.] A water clock; a contrivance for measuring time by the graduated flow of a liquid, as of water, through a small aperture. See Illust. in {Appendix}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: clepsydra n : measures time by the escape of water [syn: {water clock}, {water glass}]
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