sandglass

• Dispositivo para medir o tempo, formado por dois recipientes de vidro conectados, no qual a areia escoa do recipiente superior para o inferior através de um gargalo estreito, usado para medir um intervalo fixo de tempo.

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.

   Ampulheta

   • 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.

   Sinônimoshourglass