WATER CLOCK

Meaning of WATER CLOCK in English

noun

: an instrument designed to measure time by the fall or flow of a quantity of water

Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012

WATER CLOCK — noun Date: 1601 an instrument designed to measure time by the fall or flow of a quantity of water
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
WATER CLOCK — or clepsydra Ancient device for measuring time by the gradual flow of water. One form, used by North American Indians …
Английский словарь Британика
WATER CLOCK — () An instrument or machine serving to measure time by the fall, or flow, of a certain quantity of water; …
Английский словарь Webster
WATER CLOCK — An instrument or machine serving to measure time by the fall, or flow, of a certain quantity of water; a …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
WATER CLOCK — a device, as a clepsydra, for measuring time by the flow of water. [ 1595-1605 ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
WATER CLOCK — n. device used for setting a specific period of time
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
WATER CLOCK — Date: 1601 : an instrument designed to measure time by the fall or flow of a quantity of water — …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
WATER CLOCK — an instrument or machine serving to measure time by the fall, or flow, of a certain quantity of water; a …
Webster English vocab
WATER CLOCK — Function: noun Date: 1601 : an instrument designed to measure time by the fall or flow of a quantity of …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
WATER CLOCK — ■ noun historical a clock that used the flow of water to measure time.
Concise Oxford English vocab
WATER CLOCK — [water clock] n (1601): an instrument designed to measure time by the fall or flow of a quantity of water--called …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
WATER CLOCK — noun (in the past) a clock that used the flow of water to measure time
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WATER CLOCK — or clepsydra Ancient device for measuring time by the gradual flow of water. One form, used by North American Indians …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
WATER-CLOCK — n. Clepsydra.
Dictionary of English Synonyms
WATER CLOCK — The water clock, or Clepsydra, has been reliably dated to 1600 BC in Egypt. It functioned by water dripping through …
Environmental Engineering English vocabulary
WATER-CLOCK — водяные часы
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
WATER CLOCK — Водяные часы
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
WATER-CLOCK — n водяные часы
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
WATER CLOCK — (n) водяные часы
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
WATER-CLOCK — n водяные часы
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
WATER-CLOCK — n водяные часы
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
WATER-CLOCK — [n.] водяные часы
Morteza English-Russian Dictionary
WATER-CLOCK — n водяные часы
Англо-Русский словарь - Королев
WATER-CLOCK — водяные часы
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
WATER — I Inorganic compound composed of hydrogen and oxygen (H 2 O), existing in liquid , gas ( steam , water …
Английский словарь Британика
WATER — I. ˈwȯ]d.ə(r), ˈwä], ]tə(r)\ noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old English wæter; akin to …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CLOCK — I. ˈkläk noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English clok, from Middle Dutch clocke clock, bell, from …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WATER — — waterer , n. — waterless , adj. — waterlessly , adv. — waterlessness , n. — waterlike , adj. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CLOCK — clock 1 /klok/ , n. 1. an instrument for measuring and recording time, esp. by mechanical means, usually with hands …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
WATER — I. ˈwȯ-tər, ˈwä- noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old English wæter; akin to Old High German wazzar …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CLOCK — I. ˈkläk noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English clok, from Middle Dutch clocke bell, clock, from Old French or …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
WATER — vi to get or take in water; as, the ship put into port to water. 2. water ·noun any liquid …
Webster English vocab
CLOCK — noun the striking of a clock. 2. clock ·noun a watch, ·esp. one that strikes. 3. clock ·vt to ornament …
Webster English vocab
CLOCK — [clock] n, often attrib [ME clok, fr. MD clocke bell, clock, fr. ONF or ML; ONF cloque bell, fr. ML …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
WATER — a substance composed of the chemical elements hydrogen and oxygen and existing in gaseous, liquid, and solid states. Water is …
Britannica English vocabulary
CLOCK — machine in which a device that performs regular movements in equal intervals of time is linked to a counting mechanism …
Britannica English vocabulary
WATER — water BrE AmE ˈwɔːt ə AmE ˈwɔːt̬ ə r ˈwɑːt̬- ▷ water|ed d ▷ watering ˈwɔːt‿ ə r ɪŋ AmE …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
WATER
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CLOCK — / klɒk; NAmE klɑːk/ noun , verb ■ noun 1. [ C ] an instrument for measuring and showing time, …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WATER — I. wa ‧ ter 1 S1 W1 /ˈwɔːtə $ ˈwɒːtər, ˈwɑː-/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable] [ Word Family: adjective : …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CLOCK — I. clock 1 S2 W3 /klɒk $ klɑːk/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Middle Dutch ; …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
WATER — n. & v. --n. 1 a colourless transparent odourless tasteless liquid compound of oxygen and hydrogen. °Chem. formula: H[2]O. 2 …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
CLOCK — n. & v. --n. 1 an instrument for measuring time, driven mechanically or electrically and indicating hours, minutes, etc., by …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
WATER — n. & v. n. 1 a colourless transparent odourless tasteless liquid compound of oxygen and hydrogen. °Chem. formula: H [ …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
CLOCK — n. & v. n. 1 an instrument for measuring time, driven mechanically or electrically and indicating hours, minutes, etc., by …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
WATER — n. & v. --n. 1. a colourless transparent odourless tasteless liquid compound of oxygen and hydrogen. Usage: Chem. formula: H2O …
Oxford English vocab
CLOCK — 1. n. & v. --n. 1. an instrument for measuring time, driven mechanically or electrically and indicating hours, minutes, etc., …
Oxford English vocab
WATER — ( waters, watering, watered) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. Water is …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CLOCK — ( clocks, clocking, clocked) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. A clock …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WATER
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
CLOCK — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES alarm clock at three o'clock/seven thirty etc on the dot (= at exactly 3:00/7:30 …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
WATER — [noun] [U] - a clear liquid, without colour or taste, which falls from the sky as rain and is necessary …
Cambridge English vocab
CLOCK — (TIME) [noun] [C] - a device for measuring and showing time, which is usually found in or on a building …
Cambridge English vocab
CLOCK — See: AGAINST TIME or AGAINST THE CLOCK, AROUND THE CLOCK or THE CLOCK AROUND, PUT BACK THE CLOCK or TURN …
Slang English vocab
CLOCK — I. noun ADJECTIVE ▪ accurate ▪ 12-hour , 24-hour ▪ digital , electric ▪ atomic ▪ time ▪ bedside , …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
WATER — INDEX: 1. water 2. when a lot of water covers a place that is usually dry 3. a continuous movement …
Longman Activator English vocab
CLOCK — n. 25B6; noun a grandfather clock : TIMEPIECE, timekeeper, timer; chronometer, chronograph. See list. (informal) the car had 50,000 miles …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
WATER
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
CLOCK — I 1. сущ. 1) часы (стенные, настольные, башенные) like a clock 2) разг. счетчик taximeter, speedometer, milometer 3) время It …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
WATER
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
CLOCK — clock.ogg _I 1. klɒk n 1. 1> часы ( настольные, стенные, башенные ) hanging standing clock - висячие стоячие часы …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
WATER — 1) вода 2) объём воды; расход 3) минеральная вода 4) обводнять 5) увлажнять ( грунт ) 6) мочить; замачивать; смачивать …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
CLOCK — 1) часы 2) хронометрировать 3) мера (генератор) частоты ( для измерения времени ) 4) тактовый генератор; синхронизирующий генератор, генератор синхронизирующих …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
WATER — 1) вода 2) объём воды; расход 3) минеральная вода 4) обводнять 5) увлажнять (грунт) 6) мочить; замачивать; смачивать 7) разбавлять водой 8) водоём 9) мн. ч. паводок; разлив • to …
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