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1 κλεψύδρα
A pipette, = ὑδράρπαξ, a small vessel with one or more perforations below and an air-vent above, for transferring small quantities of liquid, Emp.100.9, Arist.Ph. 213a27, Pr. 914b9, al., Hero Spir.2.27 (described in 1.7), Simp.in Cael.524.19, in Ph.647.26.II water-clock, a water-butt with a narrow orifice underneath, through which the water trickled slowly, for measuring periods of time, used to time speeches in the law-courts, Ar.V.93, 857, Arist.Ath.67.2, etc.;πρὸς κλεψύδρας ἀγωνίζεσθαι Id.Po. 1451a8
;τὴν ὀπὴν βῦσον τῆς κλεψύδρης Herod.2.43
; for measuring military watches, Aen.Tact.22.24; for astronomical measurements, Procl. Hyp.4.74 (in the form of a perforated bowl floating on water, Gal. Anim.Pass.2.5); rarely for other purposes, Eub.p.182 K., Epin.2;εἰς τὴν ἐκπλήρωσιν τῆς κ. Herophil.
ap. Marcellin.Puls. 265.Greek-English dictionary (Αγγλικά Ελληνικά-λεξικό) > κλεψύδρα
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