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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

  1. noun A timekeeping device with two glass bulbs joined by a narrow neck, through which sand trickles from top to bottom.
  2. noun A cursor shape (resembling an hourglass) shown while a computer is processing.

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