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An instrument or machine serving to measure time by the fall, or flow, of a certain quantity of water; a clepsydra.

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  1. An instrument or machine serving to measure time by the fall, or flow, of a certain quantity of water; a clepsydra.
  2. n. clock that measures time by the escape of water
  3. An instrument or machine serving to measure time by the fall, or flow, of a certain quantity of water; a clepsydra.
  4. An instrument or machine serving to measure time by the fall,or flow, of a certain quantity of water; a clepsydra.