| 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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