sandglass

• Ein Gerät zur Zeitmessung, das aus zwei miteinander verbundenen Glaskolben besteht, in denen Sand durch einen engen Hals von der oberen in die untere Kolbe rieselt, um ein festes Zeitintervall zu messen.

A timekeeping device consisting of two connected glass bulbs, where sand flows from the upper to the lower bulb through a narrow neck, used to measure a fixed interval of time.

1. Time-measuring deviceB2formal

   A device consisting of two glass bulbs connected by a narrow neck, used to measure time by the flow of sand from the upper to the lower bulb.

   Sanduhr

   • The old sandglass was used to time the sailor's watch.
   • She turned the sandglass over to start measuring another hour.
   • In the museum, they displayed a beautifully crafted sandglass from the 18th century.

   Synonymehourglass