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单词 hourglass
释义 hourglass
I. \ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\ noun
Etymology: hour + glass
1. : an instrument for measuring time consisting of a glass vessel having two symmetrical compartments from the uppermost of which a quantity of sand, water, or mercury occupies an hour in running through a small aperture into the lower one and an hour returning when the instrument is turned upside down
2. : the space of time measured by an hourglass

II. adjective
: shaped like an hourglass
 < hourglass waistline >
 < hourglass contraction of the stomach >
 < hourglass tumor >
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