Clepsydra

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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.