Examples of 'water clock' in a sentence

Meaning of "water clock"

A water clock is an ancient timekeeping device that measures time using the flow of water. It consists of a container with markers indicating different time intervals, and water is allowed to flow at a controlled rate from one container to another. By observing the water level in the receiving container, one can determine the passage of time. Water clocks were used in various civilizations before the invention of mechanical clocks
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  • A device for measuring time by letting water flow out of a container, usually through a tiny aperture.
  • A clepsydra.

How to use "water clock" in a sentence

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Galileo used a water clock to measure time.
A couple of good things about a water clock.
The water clock has mechanical precision.
They failed in developing an operational water clock.
A water clock uses a flow of water to measure time.
I would have picked the water clock.
Water clock is also known as clepsydra.
The hermitage and the water clock.
Assemble the water clock in the proper order.
This formula can be used to calibrate a water clock.
A commonly used water clock was the simple outflow clepsydra.
He is said to have created a sundial and a water clock.
Elephant water clock.
And one of their solutions was the water clock.
An outflow water clock was marked along the inner container with measurement lines.

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A clepsydra is also known as a water clock.
Examples of water clock in a Sentence.
Choose two containers for your water clock.
He constructed a famous water clock that attracted much attention in Toledo.
It was during this period that he conceived of his version of a water clock.
Location of water clock.
The first mechanical way of measuring time was the water clock.
This is the biggest water clock in China.
The solar panel rotates using the weight imbalance of the water clock.
In Egypt he learned of a water clock and later introduced it into Greece.
The Egyptians also used a clepsydra or water clock.
The water clock of Amenhotep III presented its investigator with a very strange time scale.
Another ancient time measurer was the water clock or clepsydra.
The fisrt water clock was built in Ancient Egypt.
A Hydrochronometer is a kind of a water clock.
He explained the inner workings of the water clock designed by French artist Bernard Gitton.
The name Clepsydra is derived from the Greek word for water clock.
The water clock of the Ancient Egyptian.
The Egyptians invented the water clock.
The Water clock in the Tower of the Winds.
Replica of a Song water clock.
The water clock of Ancient Egyptian was an dual-use instrument.
The measurement of time, sundials and water clock.
In terms of timekeeping, the water clock is the more precise instrument.
My father just bought himself a new toy, a water clock.
At this, the history of water clock has not ended.
The main form of clock until then was the clepsydra, or water clock.
It features eight sundials, a water clock and a wind vane.
Ctesibius used his hydraulics research to improve the clepsydra, or water clock.
A particularly elaborate water clock was built in Gaza, at the border between Egypt and Palestine.
He invents tools like astronomical instruments, iron printing press and a water clock.
Dar al-Magana water clock built.
The clock in Apuleius 's account was one of several types of water clock used.
So, yes, this water clock is more precise, but the sundial is more practical.
However, this problem was overcome when the Egyptians invented the clepsydra, or water clock.

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