hourglass

== English == === Etymology === From hour +‎ glass. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈaʊəɡlɑːs/ === Noun === hourglass (plural hourglasses) A clock made of two glass vessels connected by a narrow passage through which sand flows. Synonyms: sandglass, sand timer, watch glass Hyponym: egg timer Meronym: pinch (graphical user interface) A cursor, often shaped like an hourglass, indicating that the computer is busy. Synonym: egg timer Coordinate term: beach ball (Apple) 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. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== === Verb === hourglass (third-person singular simple present hourglasses, present participle hourglassing, simple past and past participle hourglassed) (computing, intransitive) To display the cursor as an hourglass indicating that the computer is busy or processing. === Further reading === hourglass on Wikipedia.Wikipedia