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clepsydra

noun [ C ] uk/ˈklep.sɪ.drə/ us/ˈklep.sɪ.drə/ clepsydrae /ˈklep.sɪ.driː/ /ˈklep.sɪ.driː/ clepsydras

（旧时利用水流计时的）漏壶，水钟

in the past, a device for measuring time using a flow of water

The most accurate timekeeping device of the ancient world was the waterclock or clepsydra, first found in Egypt. 古代世界最准确的计时装置是水钟或漏壶，最早出现在埃及。

a clepsydra of shining bronze 闪亮的青铜漏壶

Synonym: water clock

Empedocles' theory of respiration is remarkable for the use of an extended analogy with a clepsydra (water clock).
Water clocks, also known as clepsydrae, along with sundials, are possibly the oldest time-measuring instruments.
To provide a means of measuring time at night the Egyptians also invented the water-clock, or "clepsydra" as the Greeks later called it.
A water clock or clepsydra is any timekeeper operated by means of a regulated flow of liquid.

词汇	clepsydra
释义	clepsydra noun [ C ] uk/ˈklep.sɪ.drə/ us/ˈklep.sɪ.drə/ clepsydrae /ˈklep.sɪ.driː/ /ˈklep.sɪ.driː/ clepsydras （旧时利用水流计时的）漏壶，水钟 in the past, a device for measuring time using a flow of water The most accurate timekeeping device of the ancient world was the waterclock or clepsydra, first found in Egypt. 古代世界最准确的计时装置是水钟或漏壶，最早出现在埃及。 a clepsydra of shining bronze 闪亮的青铜漏壶 Synonym: water clock 更多例句 Empedocles' theory of respiration is remarkable for the use of an extended analogy with a clepsydra (water clock). Water clocks, also known as clepsydrae, along with sundials, are possibly the oldest time-measuring instruments. To provide a means of measuring time at night the Egyptians also invented the water-clock, or "clepsydra" as the Greeks later called it. A water clock or clepsydra is any timekeeper operated by means of a regulated flow of liquid.
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