About The Word Hourglass
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Hourglass
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What's The Definition Of Hourglass?
[n] a sandglass that runs for sixty minutes
Synonyms | Synonyms for Hourglass: Related Terms | Find terms related to Hourglass: abbreviation | astriction | astringency | bottleneck | cervix | circumscription | coarctation | compactedness | compaction | compression | compressure | concentration | condensation | consolidation | constriction | constringency | contraction | contracture | curtailment | decrease | diminuendo | hourglass figure | isthmus | knitting | narrow place | narrowing | neck | puckering | pursing | reduction | shortening | solidification | stranglement | strangulation | striction | stricture | systole | wasp waist | wrinkling See Also | sandglass Hourglass In Webster's Dictionary \Hour"glass`\, n.
An instrument for measuring time, especially the interval of
an hour. It consists of a glass vessel having two
compartments, from the uppermost of which a quantity of sand,
water, or mercury occupies an hour in running through a small
aperture unto the lower.
Note: A similar instrument measuring any other interval of
time takes its name from the interval measured; as, a
{half-hour glass}, a {half-minute glass}. A
{three-minute glass} is sometimes called an egg-glass,
from being used to time the boiling of eggs.
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