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n. zandglas, instrument waarmee tijd wordt gemeten, bestaande uit twee glazen bolletjes verbonden door een zeer nauwe doorgang waardoor een bepaalde hoeveelheid zand doorheenloopt gedurende een uur
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sand|glass — «SAND GLAS, GLAHS», noun. a device for measuring time by the flow of sand from one glass enclosure to another, especially an hourglass … Useful english dictionary
sand glass — n. hourglass, device for measuring time which consists of two glass bulbs joined by a narrow passage through which a quantity of sand or liquid passes in one hour … English contemporary dictionary
sand-glass — /ˈsænd glas/ (say sand glahs) noun → hourglass (def. 1) …
sand-glass — … Useful english dictionary
GLASS — Glass results from the heating of a mixture of sand, lime, and sodium carbonate to a very high temperature. When different materials are added to the sand, glass can become transparent, translucent, or colored. While the origins of glass are… … Historical Dictionary of Architecture
Sand — For other uses, see Sand (disambiguation). Close up of sand from the Gobi Desert, Mongolia, showing a surface area of 1 square centimetres … Wikipedia
Glass recycling — Public glass waste collection point in a neighborhood area for separating colorless, green and amber glass … Wikipedia
glass — n., v., & adj. n. 1 a (often attrib.) a hard, brittle, usu. transparent, translucent, or shiny substance, made by fusing sand with soda and lime and sometimes other ingredients (a glass jug) (cf. crown glass, flint glass, plate glass). b a… … Useful english dictionary
sand — n. & v. n. 1 a loose granular substance resulting from the wearing down of esp. siliceous rocks and found on the seashore, river beds, deserts, etc. 2 (in pl.) grains of sand. 3 (in pl.) an expanse or tracts of sand. 4 a light yellow brown colour … Useful english dictionary
Sand — n. & v. n. 1 a loose granular substance resulting from the wearing down of esp. siliceous rocks and found on the seashore, river beds, deserts, etc. 2 (in pl.) grains of sand. 3 (in pl.) an expanse or tracts of sand. 4 a light yellow brown colour … Useful english dictionary
Glass casting — is the process by which cast glass objects, either functional or artistic, are produced by allowing molten glass to solidify in a mould (a process called casting). This technique has been used since the Egyptian period. Modern cast glass is… … Wikipedia