HOURGLASS
Hourglass
An hourglass measures the passage of a few minutes or an hour of time. It has two connected vertical glass bulbs allowing a regulated trickle of material from the top to the bottom. Once the top bulb is empty, it can be inverted to begin timing again. Factors affecting the time measured include the amount of sand, the bulb size, the neck width, and the sand quality. Alternatives to sand are powdered eggshell and powdered marble . In modern times, hourglasses are ornamental, or used when an approximate measure suffices, as in egg timers for cooking or for board games.The above text is a snippet from Wikipedia: Hourglass
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Hour Glass
The Hour Glass were a 1960s rhythm and blues band based in Los Angeles, California between 1967 and 1968. Among their members were two future members of the Allman Brothers Band and three future studio musicians at the world-renowned Fame Studios in Muscle Shoals, Alabama .The above text is a snippet from Wikipedia: Hour Glass (band)
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hourglass
Noun
- A clock made of two glass vessels connected with a narrow passage, with sand flowing through that passage.
- After each game turn, invert the hourglass to reset the time limit for the next player.
- The computer showed an hourglass mouse cursor to indicate that it was too busy to process user input.
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