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hourglass
(aʊəʳglɑːs) also hour glass
Word forms: plural hourglasses
countable noun
An hourglass is a device that was used to measure the passing of an hour. It has two round glass sections linked by a narrow channel, and contains sand which takes an hour to flow from the top section into the lower one.
hourglass in British English
(ˈaʊəˌɡlɑːs)
noun
1.
a device consisting of two transparent chambers linked by a narrow channel, containing a quantity of sand that takes a specified time to trickle to one chamber from the other
2. (modifier)
well-proportioned with a small waist
an hourglass figure
hourglass in American English
(ˈaʊrˌglæs)
noun
an instrument for measuring time by the trickling of sand, mercury, water, etc. through a small opening from one glass bulb to another below it, in a fixed period of time, esp. one hour
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