Clepsydra
WordNet
noun
(1) Clock that measures time by the escape of water
WiktionaryText
Etymology
From , from , from combining form of + .
Noun
- A water clock, especially as used in the ancient world.
- 2006, Thomas Pynchon, Against the Day, Vintage 2007, p. 856:
- 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 2007, p. 856: