= water clock, n.1
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| 释义 | the world > time > instruments for measuring time > [noun] > water-clock (7) water dial1546 = water clock, n.1 water clock1601 Any of various instruments for measuring time that depend on the regulated flow of water; = clepsydra, n. water glass1633 A water clock, a clepsydra. Now historical. clepsydra1646 An instrument used by the ancients to measure time by the discharge of water; a water-clock. hour water-ball1663 a device for measuring or indicating time by the rising and sinking of a ball in water. hydroscope1728 A kind of water-clock. Historical. Subcategories:— part of (1) |
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