sandglass
sandglass · sandglasses
An instrument for measuring the passage of time by the passage of sand through a…An instrument for measuring the passage of time by the passage of sand through a narrow opening.
Meaning
1 sensesAn instrument for measuring the passage of time by the passage of sand through a narrow opening.
timepiece in which the passage of time is indicated by the flow of sand from one transparent container to another through a narrow passage
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
From sand + glass.From sand + glass.
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Forms
plural: sandglasses| Singular | sandglass |
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