clepsydra

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Empedocles performed his experiment with a household implement people had used for centuries, the so-called clepsydra or “water thief,” which was used as a kitchen ladle.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan

The water-clock, or clepsydra, has been known to the Chinese for centuries.

From China and the Chinese by Giles, Herbert Allen

This water clock was called a clepsydra, the name being taken from two Greek words meaning 'thief of water.'

From Christopher and the Clockmakers by Stecher, William F. (William Frederick)

Instead of telling when, as the sundial did, the clepsydra, by measuring a given interval, told how long, which was a very different thing indeed.

From Christopher and the Clockmakers by Stecher, William F. (William Frederick)

Each of the sides had a sort of dial, and the building formerly contained a clepsydra or water-clock.

From The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 2 Amiel to Atrauli by Various