sandglass
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1. timepiece in which the passage of time is indicated by the flow of sand from one transparent container to another through a narrow passage (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | horologe, timekeeper, timepiece, |
| definition | : | a measuring instrument or device for keeping time (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | egg timer, |
| definition | : | a sandglass that runs for three minutes; used to time the boiling of eggs (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | hourglass, |
| definition | : | a sandglass that runs for sixty minutes (noun.artifact) |
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