NOUN | artifact | sandglass | timepiece in which the passage of time is indicated by the flow of sand from one transparent container to another through a narrow passage |
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Meaning | timepiece in which the passage of time is indicated by the flow of sand from one transparent container to another through a narrow passage. | |
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Narrower | egg timer | A sandglass that runs for three minutes |
hourglass | A sandglass that runs for sixty minutes | |
Broader | timepiece, timekeeper, horologe | A measuring ... / measuring instrument or device for keeping time |
Spanish | reloj de arena | |
Catalan | rellotge d'arena |
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