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A device for measuring time using water, typically by measuring water flowing in or out of a basin of known size at a known rate.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
clock that measures time by the escape of water
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: clepsydra, water glass
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: clock
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
54 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Arabic:
سَاعَةٌ مَائِيَّة
(sāʕatun māʔiyya)
— device for measuring time
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Armenian:
ջրի ժամացույց
(ǰri žamacʻuycʻ)
— device for measuring time
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Azerbaijani:
su saatı
— device for measuring time
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Belarusian:
вадзяны́ гадзі́ннік
(vadzjaný hadzínnik)
— device for measuring time
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Bulgarian:
во́ден часо́вник
(vóden časóvnik)
— device for measuring time
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Catalan:
clepsidra
— device for measuring time
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Chinese Mandarin:
滴漏
(dīlòu)
— device for measuring time
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Chinese Mandarin:
金壺 /金壶
(jīnhú)
— device for measuring time
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Chinese Mandarin:
刻漏
(kèlòu)
— device for measuring time
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Chinese Mandarin:
漏壺 /漏壶
(lòuhú)
— device for measuring time
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Chinese Mandarin:
漏刻
(lòukè)
— device for measuring time
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Chinese Mandarin:
水漏
(shuǐlòu)
— device for measuring time
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Chinese Mandarin:
銅壺 /铜壶
(tónghú)
— device for measuring time
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Chinese Mandarin:
懸泉 /悬泉
(xuánquán)
— device for measuring time
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Chinese Mandarin:
水鐘 /水钟
(shuǐzhōng)
— device for measuring time
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Czech:
vodní hodiny
— device for measuring time
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Danish:
vandur
— device for measuring time
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Dutch:
wateruuwerk
— device for measuring time
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Esperanto:
akvohorloĝo
— device for measuring time
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Estonian:
veekell
— device for measuring time
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Finnish:
vesikello
— device for measuring time
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Finnish:
klepsydra
— device for measuring time
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French:
clepsydre
— device for measuring time
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German:
Wasseruhr
— device for measuring time
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Greek:
κλεψύδρα
(klepsýdra)
— device for measuring time
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Ancient Greek:
κλεψύδρα
(klepsúdra)
— device for measuring time
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Hebrew:
שְׁעוֹן מַיִם
(she'ón máyim)
— device for measuring time
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Hungarian:
vízóra
— device for measuring time
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Icelandic:
vatnsklukka
— device for measuring time
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Italian:
clessidra
— device for measuring time
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Japanese:
水時計
(mizudokei)
— device for measuring time
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Korean:
물시계
(mulsigye)
— device for measuring time
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Lao:
ນາລິການ້ໍາ
(nā li kā nam)
— device for measuring time
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Latin:
clepsydra
— device for measuring time
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Lithuanian:
vandens laikodris
— device for measuring time
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Macedonian:
клепси́дра
(klepsídra)
— device for measuring time
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Macedonian:
воден часовник
(voden časovnik)
— device for measuring time
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Malay:
jam air
— device for measuring time
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Persian:
ساعت آبی
(sâ'at-e âbi)
— device for measuring time
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Persian:
پنگان
(pangân)
— device for measuring time
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Polish:
zegar wodny
— device for measuring time
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Portuguese:
clepsidra
— device for measuring time
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Russian:
водяны́е часы́
(vodjanýje časý)
— device for measuring time
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Russian:
клепси́дра
(klepsídra)
— device for measuring time
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Slovene:
vodna ura
— device for measuring time
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Slovene:
klepsydra
— device for measuring time
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Spanish:
reloj de agua
— device for measuring time
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Spanish:
reloj ácueo/acuoso/aguoso/hídrico
— device for measuring time
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Swedish:
vattenur
— device for measuring time
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Thai:
นาฬิกาน้ํา
(naa-lí-gaa-náam)
— device for measuring time
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Turkish:
su saati
— device for measuring time
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Ukrainian:
водяни́й годи́нник
(vodjanýj hodýnnyk)
— device for measuring time
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Ukrainian:
клепси́дра
(klepsýdra)
— device for measuring time
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Vietnamese:
đồng hồ nước
— device for measuring time
