water clock

See also: waterclock

English

water clock (plural water clocks)

A device for measuring time by letting water flow out of a container, usually through a tiny aperture.
A clepsydra.

device for measuring time

Arabic: please add this translation if you can
Chinese:
Mandarin: 滴漏 (zh) (dīlòu), 金壺, 金壶 (jīnhú), 刻漏 (zh) (kèlòu), 漏壺 (zh), 漏壶 (zh) (lòuhú), 漏刻 (zh) (lòukè), 水漏 (zh) (shuǐlòu), 銅壺 (zh), 铜壶 (zh) (tónghú), 懸泉 (zh), 悬泉 (zh) (xuánquán), 水鐘, 水钟 (shuǐzhōng)
Czech: vodní hodiny f
Dutch: wateruuwerk
Esperanto: akvohorloĝo
Finnish: vesikello (fi)
French: clepsydre (fr) f
German: Wasseruhr (de) f
Greek:
Ancient Greek: κλεψύδρα f (klepsúdra)
Hungarian: vízóra (hu)

clepsydra — see clepsydra

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