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minute hand
[ min-it ]
noun
- the hand that indicates the minutes on a clock or watch, usually longer than the hour hand.
minute hand
/ ˈmɪnɪt /
noun
- See second hand, hour handthe pointer on a timepiece that indicates minutes, typically the longer hand of two Compare hour hand second hand
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Word History and Origins
Origin of minute hand1
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Example Sentences
The minute-hand of the clock was already climbing upward towards eleven.
Apparently he found that the clock was too fast, for he walked over to it and turned the minute-hand back.
The minute-hand drags on as though it were weary with the day's work.
At fifteen minutes before twelve we stood noting the minute-hand of the watch, hoping a few minutes of prolonged life.
The movement of the minute-hand on the clock-face became uncanny and merciless to her eye in its deliberate regularity.
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