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Definition of Sandglass
1. Noun. Timepiece in which the passage of time is indicated by the flow of sand from one transparent container to another through a narrow passage.
Definition of Sandglass
1. n. An instrument for measuring time by the running of sand. See Hourglass.
Definition of Sandglass
1. Noun. An instrument for measuring the passage of time by the passage of sand through a narrow opening. ¹
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Definition of Sandglass
1. [n -ES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Sandglass
Literary usage of Sandglass
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Laboratory Manual for the Use of Students in Testing Materials of Construction by Leslie Abram Waterbury (1912)
"sandglass 22. sandglass. For the purpose of indicating the time of mixing to be
used for making cement paste, a sandglass, Fig. 7, is employed. ..."
2. The Cambrian (1900)
"Strange to say the sandglass is still used to measure varying periods of time.
The size depends upon the purposes to which they are to be put. ..."
3. The Ships and Sailors of Old Salem: The Record of a Brilliant Era of by Ralph Delahaye Paine (1912)
"The log and sandglass, along with the sounding lead, are survivals of a vanished
age of sea life, perhaps the only necessary aids to navigation which are ..."
4. The Ships and Sailors of Old Salem: The Record of a Brilliant Era of by Ralph Delahaye Paine (1912)
"AQ *< the twenty-eight seconds for which the sandglass is set bears to an hour
... The log and sandglass, along with the sounding lead, are survivals of a ..."
5. Laboratory Manual for the Use of Students in Testing Materials of Construction by Leslie Abram Waterbury (1912)
"sandglass 22. sandglass. For the purpose of indicating the time of mixing to be
used for making cement paste, a sandglass, Fig. 7, is employed. ..."
6. The Cambrian (1900)
"Strange to say the sandglass is still used to measure varying periods of time.
The size depends upon the purposes to which they are to be put. ..."
7. The Ships and Sailors of Old Salem: The Record of a Brilliant Era of by Ralph Delahaye Paine (1912)
"The log and sandglass, along with the sounding lead, are survivals of a vanished
age of sea life, perhaps the only necessary aids to navigation which are ..."
8. The Ships and Sailors of Old Salem: The Record of a Brilliant Era of by Ralph Delahaye Paine (1912)
"AQ *< the twenty-eight seconds for which the sandglass is set bears to an hour
... The log and sandglass, along with the sounding lead, are survivals of a ..."
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