water clocks

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Definition von water clocks im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch

plural form of water clock

Relevante Übersetzungen

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

Silbentrennung

wa·ter clocks

Türkische aussprache

wôtır kläks

Aussprache

/ˈwôtər ˈkläks/ /ˈwɔːtɜr ˈklɑːks/