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water clocks

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الإنجليزية - الإنجليزية
plural form of water clock
water clock
A clepsydra
water clock
A device for measuring time by letting water flow out of a container, usually through a tiny aperture
water clock
{i} device used for setting a specific period of time
water clock
clock that measures time by the escape of water
water clock
An instrument or machine serving to measure time by the fall, or flow, of a certain quantity of water; a clepsydra
water clock
A clepsydra. or clepsydra Ancient device for measuring time by the gradual flow of water. One form, used by North American Indians and some African peoples, consisted of a small boat or floating vessel that shipped water through a hole until it sank. In another form, water escaped through a hole in a vessel marked with graduated lines; specimens from Egypt date from the 14th century BC. The Romans invented a clepsydra consisting of a cylinder into which water dripped from a reservoir; a float provided readings against a scale on the cylinder wall. Galileo used a mercury clepsydra to time his experimental falling bodies. See also clock
water clocks

    الواصلة

    wa·ter clocks

    التركية النطق

    wôtır kläks

    النطق

    /ˈwôtər ˈkläks/ /ˈwɔːtɜr ˈklɑːks/
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