minute hand

noun

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

Examples of minute hand in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web 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 There are the time-only models with simple hour and minute hands that are pure class. Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 9 May 2024 But the motor that drives the hour and minute hands of the watch hasn’t really changed since then. IEEE Spectrum, 29 Nov. 2023 The index plots and hour/minute hands glow with matching blue Super-LumiNova. Carol Besler, Robb Report, 1 Aug. 2023 See all Example Sentences for minute hand 

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Word History

First Known Use

1720, in the meaning defined above

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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 20 Sep. 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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