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clepsydra::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | water clock, water glass |
| Type of | clock |
Examples of clepsydra
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Unlike the clepsydra, the motion of the ship while sailing did not affect the hourglass.
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Clepsydra, literally water thief, is the Greek word for water clock.
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Today, in Beijing's Drum Tower an outflow clepsydra is operational and displayed for tourists.
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However, the most common type of public and palace timekeeping device was the inflow clepsydra.
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A commonly used water clock was the simple outflow clepsydra.
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Shen is credited with making improved designs of the gnomon, armillary sphere, and clepsydra clock.
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They introduced several types of the inflow clepsydra, one of which included the earliest feedback control system.
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In both Greek and Roman times, this type of clepsydra was used in courts for allocating periods of time to speakers.
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Unlike water in a clepsydra, the rate of flow of sand is independent of the depth in the upper reservoir, and the instrument is not liable to freeze.
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- Water clock: clock that measures time by the escape of water
- A water clock or clepsydra (Greek u03BAu03BBu03B5u03C8u03CDu03B4u03C1u03B1 from u03BAu03BBu03ADu03C0u03C4u03B5u03B9u03BD kleptein, 'to steal'; u1F55u03B4u03C9u03C1 hydor, 'water') is any timepiece in which time is measured by the regulated flow of liquid into (inflow type) or out from (outflow type) a vessel where the amount is then measured.
- Clepsydra is a recently described genus of diatoms, including the species Clepsydra truganiniae. It was found in Tasmania.
- A water clock, especially as used in the ancient world
- Water clock used by Chinese and Romans. The latter sometimes attached a bell, thus making their clocks the first to chime.
- A water clock, esp. as used to measure the time allotted to orators.
- A clepsydra is a vessel with a hole in the bottom and one on the top.
- Latin term for water clock.
