Definition/Meaning of clepsydra

• English - Noun: clepsydra ( plural clepsydras ) A water clock , especially as used in the ancient world . 1953 , John Wyndham, The Kraken Wakes , page 124 "The dull , unflavoured drops from life's clepsydra ". 2006 , Thomas Pynchon , Against the Day , Vintage 2007, p . 856: They sat among the choiring clepsydras of the evening garden , time elapsing in a dozen ways , allowing their cigars to go out , keeping a…
• English - Alternative forms: klepsydra , klepsudra
• English - Etymology: From Latin clepsydra .
• English - Pronunciation: IPA (key) : /ˈklɛpsɪdɹə/
• English - Anagrams: CD players