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Meaning of Hourglass | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
ˈaʊəɡlɑːs

Definitions

  1. A clock made of two glass vessels connected by a narrow passage through which sand flows.
  2. A cursor, often shaped like an hourglass, indicating that the computer is busy.

Equivalents

العربية السّاعة الرّمليّة ساعة رملية
Azərbaycanca qum saatı
Čeština přesýpací hodiny
Deutsch Sanduhr Stundenglas
Ελληνικά κλεψύδρα
Esperanto sablohorloĝo
Español ampolleta reloj arenáceo reloj arenisco reloj arenoso reloj de arena
Eesti liivakell
Suomi hiekkakello tiimalasi
Français sablier
עברית שְׁעוֹן חוֹל
Magyar homokóra
Bahasa Indonesia jam pasir
Íslenska stundaglas tímaglas
Italiano clessidra
日本語 砂時計 砂漏
ខ្មែរ នាឡិកាខ្សាច់
한국어 모래시계 사루 사루계
Македонски песочен часовник песочник
Bahasa Melayu jam pasir
မြန်မာဘာသာ သဲနာရီ
Nederlands zandloper
Polski klepsydra piasecznik zegar piaskowy
Português ampulheta
Română clepsidră nisiparniță
Русский песо́чные часы́
Svenska timglas
Kiswahili shisha
ไทย นาฬิกาทราย
Türkçe kum saati
Tiếng Việt đồng hồ cát

Examples

“After each game turn, invert the hourglass to reset the time limit for the next player.”
“The sands of thy short life are spent this hour, / And no hand in the universe can turn / Thy hourglass, if these gummed leaves be burnt / Ere thou canst mount up these immortal steps.”
“When I right click the desktop display to check Display Properties, it hangs and shows me only the hourglass instead of the display menu.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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See also

hourglass corset hourglass dolphin hourglass drum hourglass figure Hourglasses hourglassing

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