chronograph vs hourglass

chronograph

noun
  • A device which marks or records time or time intervals. 

  • A combination of a watch and a stopwatch. 

verb
  • To make an accurate measurement of the speed of a projectile. 

hourglass

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

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

How often have the words chronograph and hourglass occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )