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/ˈaʊəɡlɑːs/
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A clock made of two glass vessels connected by a narrow passage through which sand flows.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
After each game turn, invert the hourglass to reset the time limit for the next player.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: sandglass, sand timer, watch glass
Antonyms: none provided
A cursor, often shaped like an hourglass, indicating that the computer is busy.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: computing, engineering, graphical-user-interface, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
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Synonyms: egg timer
Antonyms: none provided
To display the cursor as an hourglass indicating that the computer is busy or processing.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
a sandglass that runs for sixty minutes
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: sandglass
Across languages
Translations
88 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic :
سَاعَة رَمْلِيَّة
(sāʕa ramliyya)
— clock
Armenian :
ավազի ժամացույց
(avazi žamacʻuycʻ)
— clock
Asturian :
reló d'arena
— clock
Azerbaijani :
qum saatı
— clock
Belarusian :
пясо́чны гадзі́ннік
(pjasóčny hadzínnik)
— clock
Breton :
eurier-traezh
— clock
Bulgarian :
пя́съчен часо́вник
(pjásǎčen časóvnik)
— clock
Burmese :
သဲနာရီ
(sai:nari)
— clock
Catalan :
rellotge de sorra
— clock
Chinese Cantonese :
沙漏
(saa1 lau6)
— clock
Chinese :
沙漏
(soa-lāu)
— clock
Chinese Mandarin :
沙漏
(shālòu)
— clock
Chinese Mandarin :
沙鐘 /沙钟
(shāzhōng)
— clock
Chinese Mandarin :
沙壺 /沙壶
(shāhú)
— clock
Czech :
přesýpací hodiny
— clock
Danish :
timeglas
— clock
Dutch :
zandloper
— clock
Esperanto :
sablohorloĝo
— clock
Estonian :
liivakell
— clock
Finnish :
tiimalasi
— clock
French :
sablier
— clock
Galician :
reloxo de area
— clock
Georgian :
ქვიშის საათი
(kvišis saati)
— clock
German :
Sanduhr
— clock
Greek :
κλεψύδρα
(klepsýdra)
— clock
Gujarati :
રેતઘડી
(retaghḍī)
— clock
Hebrew :
שעון חול
(šʕon ħol)
— clock
Hindi :
रेतघड़ी
(retghaṛī)
— clock
Hindi :
बालू घड़ी
(bālū ghaṛī)
— clock
Hungarian :
homokóra
— clock
Icelandic :
tímaglas
— clock
Icelandic :
stundaglas
— clock
Ido :
sablo-horlojo
— clock
Indonesian :
jam pasir
— clock
Italian :
clessidra
— clock
Japanese :
砂時計
(sunadokei)
— clock
Japanese :
砂漏
(sarō)
— clock
Kazakh :
құм сағат
(qūm sağat)
— clock
Khmer :
នាឡិកាខ្សាច់
(niəlekaa khsac)
— clock
Korean :
모래시계
(moraesigye)
— clock
Korean :
사루
(saru)
— clock
Korean :
사루계
(sarugye)
— clock
Kumyk :
хум сагьат
(xum sahat)
— clock
Kyrgyz :
кум саат
(kum saat)
— clock
Lao :
ນາລິກາຊາຍ
(nā li kā sāi)
— clock
Latvian :
smilšu pulkstenis
— clock
Lithuanian :
smėlio laikrodis
— clock
Macedonian :
пе́сочен ча́совник
(pésočen čásovnik)
— clock
Macedonian :
пе́сочник
(pésočnik)
— clock
Malay :
jam pasir
— clock
Norman :
hôlouoge à sablion
— clock
Norwegian Bokmål :
timeglass
— clock
Norwegian Nynorsk :
timeglas
— clock
Persian :
ساعت شنی
(sâ'at-e šeni)
— clock
Polish :
klepsydra
— clock
Polish :
zegar piaskowy
— clock
Portuguese :
ampulheta
— clock
Romanian :
nisiparniță
— clock
Romanian :
clepsidră
— clock
Russian :
песо́чные часы́
(pesóčnyje časý)
— clock
Serbo-Croatian :
пешча̀нӣк
— clock
Serbo-Croatian :
пјешча̀нӣк
— clock
Serbo-Croatian :
пешчани сат
— clock
Serbo-Croatian :
пјешчани сат
— clock
Serbo-Croatian :
пешчани часовник
— clock
Serbo-Croatian :
пјешчани часовник
— clock
Serbo-Croatian :
peščànīk
— clock
Serbo-Croatian :
pješčànīk
— clock
Serbo-Croatian :
peščani sat
— clock
Serbo-Croatian :
pješčani sat
— clock
Serbo-Croatian :
peščani časovnik
— clock
Serbo-Croatian :
pješčani časovnik
— clock
Slovak :
presýpacie hodiny
— clock
Slovene :
peščena ura
— clock
Spanish :
reloj de arena
— clock
Spanish :
ampolleta
— clock
Spanish :
reloj arenoso/arenáceo/arenisco
— clock
Swahili :
shisha
— clock
Swedish :
timglas
— clock
Tajik :
соати регӣ
— clock
Thai :
นาฬิกาทราย
(naa-lí-gaa-saai)
— clock
Turkish :
kum saati
— clock
Ottoman Turkish :
قوم ساعتی
(kum saʾatı)
— clock
Ukrainian :
піскови́й годи́нник
(piskovýj hodýnnyk)
— clock
Urdu :
ریت گھڑی
(ret ghaṛī)
— clock
Uzbek :
qum soat
— clock
Vietnamese :
đồng hồ cát
— clock
Welsh :
awrwydr
— clock