hourglass

hourglass englannista suomeksi

1. tiimalasi

0. Substantiivi

1. tiimalasi

hourglass englanniksi

1. A clock made of two glass vessels connected by a narrow passage through which sand flows.

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2. (quote-book)|year=1819|author=John Keats|chapter=Fall of Hyperion: A DreamCANTO_I|Canto I|passage=The sands of thy short life are spent this hour, / And no hand in the universe can turn / Thy hourglass, if these gummed leaves be burnt / Ere thou canst mount up these immortal steps.

3. A cursor, often shaped like an hourglass, indicating that the computer is busy.

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4. 2002, ''Maximum PC'' (Winter 2002, page 16)

When I right click the desktop display to check Display Properties, it hangs and shows me only the hourglass instead of the display menu.