SWEEP HAND

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A second hand that is mounted on the same center as the hour and minute hand and is read on the minutes

Synonyms:

sweep-second; sweep hand

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("sweep hand" is a kind of...):

second hand (hand marking seconds on a timepiece)

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