hourglass

• Dispositivo para medir el tiempo que consiste en dos recipientes de vidrio conectados por un cuello estrecho, con arena que fluye del superior al inferior en un intervalo fijo, generalmente una hora.

A device consisting of two glass bulbs connected by a narrow neck, containing sand that flows from the upper to the lower bulb in a fixed period, typically one hour, used to measure time.

1. Timekeeping deviceB1formal

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

   Reloj de arena

   • The old hourglass on the shelf still measures exactly sixty minutes.
   • She turned the hourglass over to start timing the game.
   • The sand in the hourglass slowly trickled down, marking the passage of an hour.

   Sinónimossandglass