Canadian French Meaning of hourglass

Sablier

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Definitions and Meaning of hourglass in English

Wordnet

hourglass (n)

a sandglass that runs for sixty minutes

Webster

hourglass (n.)

An instrument for measuring time, especially the interval of an hour. It consists of a glass vessel having two compartments, from the uppermost of which a quantity of sand, water, or mercury occupies an hour in running through a small aperture unto the lower.

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Sablier

a sandglass that runs for sixty minutesAn instrument for measuring time, especially the interval of an hour. It consists of a glass vessel having two compartmen

réveille-matin,clepsydre,sablier,cadran solaire,badgeuse,Clepsydre,Horloge atomique,Chronographe,Chronomètre,Horloge

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hour hand => Aiguille des heures, hour circle => cercle horaire, hour angle => angle horaire, hour => heure, houp => espoir,