minute hand

noun

: the long hand that marks the minutes on the face of a watch or clock

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The hour and minute hands are in pink gold with a satin brushed finish and black SLN. Anthony Demarco, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024 The blue sunburst dial, adorned with horizontal relief embossing, is enhanced by applied baton-style hour markers and rounded baton-style hour and minute hands in white gold with a white luminescent coating. Anthony Demarco, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024 The hour and minute hands feature luminescent tips for day and night visibility. Rachel Fletcher, Architectural Digest, 9 Oct. 2024 Vacheron Constantin Patrimony Manual-Winding 39 mm Long a staple of the Vacheron Constantin catalog, the Patrimony time-only manually-winding dress watch strips it down to just an hour and minute hand. Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 9 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for minute hand 

Word History

First Known Use

1720, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of minute hand was in 1720

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“Minute hand.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/minute%20hand. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

Kids Definition

minute hand

noun
: the long hand that marks the minutes on the face of a watch or clock
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