clepsydra
noun/ˈklɛpsɪdɹə/
Etymology From Latin clepsydra, from Ancient Greek κλεψύδρα (klepsúdra), from κλέπτειν (kléptein, “to steal”) + ὕδωρ (húdōr, “water”).
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Synonym of water clock, especially (historical) ancient Greek and Roman forms.
- "The dull, unflavoured drops from life's clepsydra".1953, John Wyndham, The Kraken Wakes, page 124:
- They sat among the choiring clepsydras of the evening garden, time elapsing in a dozen ways, allowing their cigars to go out, keeping a companionable silence.2006, Thomas Pynchon, Against the Day, Vintage, published 2007, page 856:
- Derived terms
- clepsydroid