minute hand

[ min-it ]

/ ˈmɪn ɪt /

noun

the hand that indicates the minutes on a clock or watch, usually longer than the hour hand.

Origin of minute hand

First recorded in 1720–30

Words nearby minute hand

minus cyclophoria, minus sight, minus sign, minute, minute gun, minute hand, minutely, Minuteman, minute mark, Minutemen, minutes

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Example sentences from the Web for minute hand

The minute-hand shifted, moved to the twelfth dot and the clock struck again.
813|Maurice Leblanc
As the minute-hand neared the hour of nine Dempsey became uneasy.
Tom Grogan|F. Hopkinson Smith
Slowly the minute-hand crept round to the half-hour, and the men slipped back into their steel home.
Life in a Tank|Richard Haigh
But the emissary from Tadmor, warned by the minute-hand on the watch, recalled his attention to passing events.
The Fallen Leaves|Wilkie Collins

The movement of the minute-hand on the clock-face became uncanny and merciless to her eye in its deliberate regularity.
The Last Shot|Frederick Palmer

British Dictionary definitions for minute hand

minute hand

/ (ˈmɪnɪt) /

noun

the pointer on a timepiece that indicates minutes, typically the longer hand of twoCompare hour hand, second hand

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单词	minute hand
释义	minute hand [ min-it ] / ˈmɪn ɪt / noun the hand that indicates the minutes on a clock or watch, usually longer than the hour hand. Origin of minute hand First recorded in 1720–30 Words nearby minute hand minus cyclophoria, minus sight, minus sign, minute, minute gun, minute hand, minutely, Minuteman, minute mark, Minutemen, minutes Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for minute hand The minute-hand shifted, moved to the twelfth dot and the clock struck again. 813\|Maurice Leblanc As the minute-hand neared the hour of nine Dempsey became uneasy. Tom Grogan\|F. Hopkinson Smith Slowly the minute-hand crept round to the half-hour, and the men slipped back into their steel home. Life in a Tank\|Richard Haigh But the emissary from Tadmor, warned by the minute-hand on the watch, recalled his attention to passing events. The Fallen Leaves\|Wilkie Collins The movement of the minute-hand on the clock-face became uncanny and merciless to her eye in its deliberate regularity. The Last Shot\|Frederick Palmer British Dictionary definitions for minute hand minute hand / (ˈmɪnɪt) / noun the pointer on a timepiece that indicates minutes, typically the longer hand of twoCompare hour hand, second hand Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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