- clepsydrae
- [ʹklepsıdri:] pl от clepsydra
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clepsydrae — n. water clock, ancient instrument that measured time by regulated flow of water or mercury … English contemporary dictionary
Water clock — For the individual water clock at The Children s Museum of Indianapolis, see Water clock (Indianapolis). A display of two outflow water clocks from the Ancient Agora Museum in Athens. The top is an original from the late 5th century BC. The… … Wikipedia
History of timekeeping devices — For thousands of years, devices have been used to measure and keep track of time. The current sexagesimal system of time measurement dates to approximately 2000 BC, in Sumer. The Ancient Egyptians divided the day into two 12 hour periods, and… … Wikipedia
CLEPSYDRA — I. CLEPSYDRA ab aquae furto dicta, hoc enim Graecis est κλέπτειν τὸ ὕδωρ (quod aquâ primitus hâc fini Veteres usi essent) quahtum ab Horologio hydraulico, cuius Ctesibius auctor fuit, teste Pliniô, l. 7. c. 37. differat, docet Vitruvius, l. 9. c … Hofmann J. Lexicon universale
clepsydra — noun (plural dras or clepsydrae) Etymology: Latin, from Greek klepsydra, from kleptein to steal + hydōr water more at klept , water Date: 1580 water clock … New Collegiate Dictionary
Clock — For other uses, see Clock (disambiguation). Timepiece redirects here. For the Kenny Rogers album, see Timepiece (album). Platform clock at King s Cross railway station, London … Wikipedia
Clepsydre dans l'Égypte antique — La plus ancienne clepsydre connue, la clepsydre de Karnak, est égyptienne et date du règne d Amenhotep III. Cependant un document prouverait que la conception de cet instrument est antérieure à ce règne. Les murs de la tombe du scribe… … Wikipédia en Français
Clepsydre de l'Égypte antique — Clepsydre dans l Égypte antique Cet article fait partie de la série Sciences dans l Égypte antique Mathématiques Géométrie Unités de mesure Chiffres Fraction Multiplicati … Wikipédia en Français
clepsydra — /klep si dreuh/, n., pl. clepsydras, clepsydrae / dree /. an ancient device for measuring time by the regulated flow of water or mercury through a small aperture. [1640 50; < L < Gk klepsýdra, equiv. to kleps (klep , s. of kléptein to steal,… … Universalium
SOLARIUM — in Sole umbrâ horas distinguens; quodnam Romae antiquissimum fuerit, inquit Censorinus c. 23. inventu difficile est. Alii enim apud aedem Quirini primum statutum dicunt nimirum a L. Papyrio Cursore, Plin. l. 7. c. 60. alii in Capitolio, nonnulli… … Hofmann J. Lexicon universale
clepsydra — [ klɛpsɪdrə] noun (plural clepsydras or clepsydrae dri:) an ancient time measuring device worked by a flow of water. Origin ME: via L. from Gk klepsudra, based on kleptein steal + hudōr water … English new terms dictionary
