hourglass-shaped


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Adj.1.hourglass-shaped - shaped in the form of an hourglass
formed - having or given a form or shape
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Two hourglass-shaped structures form above and below the whirling pair of stars.
These petite, classic hourglass-shaped timers are just the right size for stacking, games, or handheld visual relaxation.
The trolley assembly is constructed of heavy-gauge round tubing and uses hourglass-shaped rollers so the panel can rotate on the track for impactability (the ability to absorb a strike).
Black widows are notorious spiders identified by the colored, hourglass-shaped mark on their abdomens.
For hourglass-shaped mountain ranges such as the Himalayas, land area rises slightly then decreases at mid elevations before increasing sharply at higher elevations.
The adult female is easily recognised by her spherical black body with a prominent red stripe on the upper side of her abdomen and an hourglass-shaped red/orange streak on the underside.
Together with famous nonverbal performance "Nanta!", the event showcased a unique performance combining "gugak," traditional Korean music, and a janggu (hourglass-shaped drum) dance.
Pictures released by the agency showed Kim inspecting a silver-coloured, hourglass-shaped warhead in the visit accompanied by nuclear scientists.
Stent migration occurred in one case, in which the original straight stent was replaced with an hourglass-shaped Dumon™ stent, with no subsequent migration.
The hourglass-shaped center stack is gone, replaced by a more horizontal theme.
He said he analysed the spider before crushing it, saying it had hourglass-shaped orange marks on its abdomen.