Lingaku- hourglass
- water clock
- clepsydra
Generated definitions (experimental)
- hourglass
- water clock
- clepsydra
This refers to a device used to measure time, typically consisting of two glass bulbs connected by a narrow neck, through which sand flows from the upper bulb to the lower one.
This hourglass was used for timing in ancient times.
I like to use an hourglass to time my reading.
This meaning describes a timekeeping device that uses the flow of water to measure time, often consisting of a container that drips water at a constant rate.
Ancient people used a water clock to keep accurate time.
This term, synonymous with water clock, highlights an ancient time measurement device relying on the regulated flow of water.
I saw an ancient clepsydra in the museum.
The ancient Greeks used a clepsydra to measure time.
Generated collocations (experimental)
dī lòu jì shí qì滴漏计时器hourglassshā lòu沙漏hourglassShuǐ水Zhōng钟water clockShuǐ水shí时Jì计water timergǔ dài古代dī滴lòu漏Jì计ancient clepsydradī lòu滴漏yí仪clepsydra instrumentshí jiān时间cè liáng测量qì器time measuring deviceshuǐ liú水流jì shí计时water flow timingdī lòu滴漏yuán lǐ原理principle of the clepsydrajì shí计时zhuāng zhì装置timing devicefēn duàn分段jì shí计时segmented timingchuán tǒng传统jì shí qì计时器traditional timer