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Meaning of WATER CLOCK

Pronunciation:  'wotur klâk

 
WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
[n]  clock that measures time by the escape of water
 
 Synonyms: clepsydra, water glass
 
 See Also: clock

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Wa"ter clock`\
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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