[ 'klɛpsɪdrə ]
■ noun ( plural ~s or ~e -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'.
[ 'klɛpsɪdrə ]
■ noun ( plural ~s or ~e -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'.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004