Hȳ'dro-scōpe1, n.
n. [Fr. hydroscope, from Gr. ὕδωρ, water, and σκοπός, spying, viewing.]
Sense 1. An instrument intended to mark the presence of water in air. Weale.
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Hydroscope
Hȳ'dro-scōpe2, n.
n. [Fr. hydroscope, from Gr. ὕδωρ, water, and σκοπός, spying, viewing.]
Sense 1. An instrument intended to mark the presence of water in air. Weale.
Sense 2. A kind of water-clock, used anciently, consisting of a graduated tube from which the water escaped gradually by a small orifice at the bottom.