water clockn.¹

Brit.

/ˈwɔːtə klɒk/, U.S.

/ˈwɔdər ˌklɑk/,

/ˈwɑdər ˌklɑk/

Forms: see water n. and clock n.¹

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: water n., clock n.¹

Etymology: < water n. + clock n.¹ Compare German Wasseruhr (early 16th cent.).

Now chiefly historical.

Any of various instruments for measuring time that depend on the regulated flow of water; = clepsydra n.

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the world > time > instruments for measuring time > [noun] > water-clock

water dial1546

water clock1601

water glass1633

clepsydra1646

hour water-ball1663

hydroscope1728

1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World I. vii. lx. 191 This manner of Horologe or water-clocke [Fr. horologe; L. horologium], hee dedicated in the end within house.

1634 J. Bate Myst. Nature & Art 39 A Water-Clock, or a Glasse shewing the houre of the day.

1723 E. Stone tr. N. Bion Constr. & Principal Uses Math. Instruments viii. vii. 253 Of the Construction of a Water-Clock. This Clock is composed of a Metalline well soldered Cylinder,..wherein is a certain quantity of prepared Water.

1727 W. Stukeley in E. Turnor Coll. for Hist. Grantham (1806) 177 Sir Isaac's water clock..resembled pretty much our common clocks... There was a dial plate at top with figures of the hours. The index was turned by a piece of wood, which either fell or rose by water dropping.

1855 J. H. Newman Callista (1856) vi. 47 Here the rushing of the water-clock which measured time in the neighbouring square ceased, signifying thereby that the night was getting on.

1894 C. W. Boase Registrum Collegii Exoniensis (new ed.) p. lxxxix Logic lectures [in the sixteenth century] were given from 6 to 7 in the morning... The time was reckoned by a waterclock.

1945 W. H. Auden For Time being 114 Leave Thy heavens and come down to our earth of waterclocks and hedges.

1976 Evening Post (Nottingham) 15 Dec. 4/6 Pupils..entertained shoppers around the Victorian Centre water clock.

2000 A. Ghosh Glass Palace (2001) iv. 38 Thebaw had returned gladly to the monastery on the palace grounds, within sight of the water-clock and the relic house of the Buddha's tooth.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2015; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

water clockn.²

Brit.

/ˈwɔːtə ˌklɒk/, U.S.

/ˈwɔdər ˌklɑk/,

/ˈwɑdər ˌklɑk/, Irish English

/ˈwɒːtər ˌklɑk/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: water n., clock n.³

Etymology: < water n. + clock n.³

Now rare. In later use chiefly English regional (northern) and Irish English (northern).

Any of various large water beetles.

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the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > order Coleoptera or beetles and weevils > [noun] > member of (beetle) > aquatic

water clock1634

1634 T. T. de Mayerne et al. Moffett's Insectorum Theatrum (new ed.) i. xxiii. 164 Scarabei aquatici..quos..Germani Wasser kafers, Angli, Waterclocks appellant.

1681 N. Grew Musæum Regalis Societatis i. §vii. ii. 170 The Spiked Water-clock... 'Tis about two inches long.

1681 N. Grew Musæum Regalis Societatis i. §vii. ii. 171 The Great English Waterclock. Hydrocantharus major Anglicus.

1722 Mem. Lit. (ed. 2) VI. 461 Three English Hydrocanthi, or Water-Clocks.

1811 Encycl. Londinensis (new ed.) X. 628/1 Hydrophilus piceus, the water-clock. This is perhaps the largest of the British coleoptera, if we except the lucanus cervus.

1868 J. C. Atkinson Gloss. Cleveland Dial. 107 Water-clock, the water-beetle (Dytiscus marginalis).

1996 C. I. Macafee Conc. Ulster Dict. 378/1 Water clock, a water beetle, especially the great diving beetle Dytiscus marginalis.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	water clock
释义	water clockn.¹ Brit. /ˈwɔːtə klɒk/, U.S. /ˈwɔdər ˌklɑk/, /ˈwɑdər ˌklɑk/ Forms: see water n. and clock n.¹ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: water n., clock n.¹ Etymology: < water n. + clock n.¹ Compare German Wasseruhr (early 16th cent.). Now chiefly historical. Any of various instruments for measuring time that depend on the regulated flow of water; = clepsydra n. ΘΚΠ the world > time > instruments for measuring time > [noun] > water-clock water dial1546 water clock1601 water glass1633 clepsydra1646 hour water-ball1663 hydroscope1728 1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World I. vii. lx. 191 This manner of Horologe or water-clocke [Fr. horologe; L. horologium], hee dedicated in the end within house. 1634 J. Bate Myst. Nature & Art 39 A Water-Clock, or a Glasse shewing the houre of the day. 1723 E. Stone tr. N. Bion Constr. & Principal Uses Math. Instruments viii. vii. 253 Of the Construction of a Water-Clock. This Clock is composed of a Metalline well soldered Cylinder,..wherein is a certain quantity of prepared Water. 1727 W. Stukeley in E. Turnor Coll. for Hist. Grantham (1806) 177 Sir Isaac's water clock..resembled pretty much our common clocks... There was a dial plate at top with figures of the hours. The index was turned by a piece of wood, which either fell or rose by water dropping. 1855 J. H. Newman Callista (1856) vi. 47 Here the rushing of the water-clock which measured time in the neighbouring square ceased, signifying thereby that the night was getting on. 1894 C. W. Boase Registrum Collegii Exoniensis (new ed.) p. lxxxix Logic lectures [in the sixteenth century] were given from 6 to 7 in the morning... The time was reckoned by a waterclock. 1945 W. H. Auden For Time being 114 Leave Thy heavens and come down to our earth of waterclocks and hedges. 1976 Evening Post (Nottingham) 15 Dec. 4/6 Pupils..entertained shoppers around the Victorian Centre water clock. 2000 A. Ghosh Glass Palace (2001) iv. 38 Thebaw had returned gladly to the monastery on the palace grounds, within sight of the water-clock and the relic house of the Buddha's tooth. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2015; most recently modified version published online December 2021). water clockn.² Brit. /ˈwɔːtə ˌklɒk/, U.S. /ˈwɔdər ˌklɑk/, /ˈwɑdər ˌklɑk/, Irish English /ˈwɒːtər ˌklɑk/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: water n., clock n.³ Etymology: < water n. + clock n.³ Now rare. In later use chiefly English regional (northern) and Irish English (northern). Any of various large water beetles. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > order Coleoptera or beetles and weevils > [noun] > member of (beetle) > aquatic water clock1634 1634 T. T. de Mayerne et al. Moffett's Insectorum Theatrum (new ed.) i. xxiii. 164 Scarabei aquatici..quos..Germani Wasser kafers, Angli, Waterclocks appellant. 1681 N. Grew Musæum Regalis Societatis i. §vii. ii. 170 The Spiked Water-clock... 'Tis about two inches long. 1681 N. Grew Musæum Regalis Societatis i. §vii. ii. 171 The Great English Waterclock. Hydrocantharus major Anglicus. 1722 Mem. Lit. (ed. 2) VI. 461 Three English Hydrocanthi, or Water-Clocks. 1811 Encycl. Londinensis (new ed.) X. 628/1 Hydrophilus piceus, the water-clock. This is perhaps the largest of the British coleoptera, if we except the lucanus cervus. 1868 J. C. Atkinson Gloss. Cleveland Dial. 107 Water-clock, the water-beetle (Dytiscus marginalis). 1996 C. I. Macafee Conc. Ulster Dict. 378/1 Water clock, a water beetle, especially the great diving beetle Dytiscus marginalis. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.¹1601n.²1634
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