clessidra — meaning in English
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English meaning
- hourglass noun A timekeeping device with two glass bulbs joined by a narrow neck, through which sand trickles from top to bottom.
Senses
clessidra is used for these senses in English:
- hourglass A clock made of two glass vessels connected by a narrow passage through which sand flows.
- water clock (chiefly, _, historical) A device for measuring time using water, typically by measuring water flowing in or out of a basin of known size at a known rate.
hourglass — full definition
- noun A timekeeping device with two glass bulbs joined by a narrow neck, through which sand trickles from top to bottom.
- noun A cursor shape (resembling an hourglass) shown while a computer is processing.