Clepsydra Explained

Clepsydra may refer to:

• Clepsydra, an alternative name for a water clock.
• In ancient Greece, a device (now called a water thief) for drawing liquids from vats too large to pour, which utilized the principles of air pressure to transport the liquid from one container to another.
• Clepsydra Geyser in the Lower Geyser Basin of Yellowstone
• Clepsydra (diatom), a genus of protists
• Klepsydra well on the Akropolis.