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Definition of Clepsydra

Clepsydra
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.

Meaning of Clepsydra from wikipedia

- Clepsydra may refer to: Clepsydra (literally "water thief"), the Gr**** word for water clock. Also, in ancient Greece, a device (water thief) for drawing...
- A water clock or clepsydra (Gr**** κλεψύδρα from κλέπτειν kleptein, 'to steal'; ὕδωρ hydor, 'water') is any timepiece by which time is measured by the...
- Clepsydra Geyser is a geyser in the Lower Geyser Basin of Yellowstone National Park in the United States. Clepsydra plays nearly continuously to heights...
- Clepsydra is a genus of diatoms, including the species Clepsydra truganiniae. It was found in Tasmania. Vyverman, W.; Sabbe, K.; Mann, D.; Vyverman, R...
- Bokermannohyla clepsydra is a species of frogs in the family Hylidae. It is endemic to Serra da Bocaina National Park and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Its...
- Muraena clepsydra, commonly known as the hourgl**** moray, is a moray eel found in coral reefs from the Gulf of California to Peru, and the Galapagos Islands...
- Aeshna clepsydra, the mottled darner, is a species of darner in the dragonfly family Aeshnidae. It is found in North America. The IUCN conservation status...
- {H}{2}},} and the maximum range D max = H . {\displaystyle D_{\max }=H.} A clepsydra is a clock that measures time by the flow of water. It consists of a pot...
- Chinese science until European influence in the 17th century. The outflow clepsydra was a timekeeping device used in China as long ago as the Shang Dynasty...
- the astronomical abnormalities. The Chief Clepsydra Officer looks after the CLepsydra, along with the Clepsydra professor, who then tell the Sunrise Announcer...
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