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 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 Chronograph seconds and minute hands are curved slightly downward for more accurate readings of the indexes. Carol Besler, Robb Report, 30 June 2023 The indices and hour and minute hands are treated with Super-Luminova. Nancy Olson, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2023 The dial is classically minimalist, with needle-thin central hour and minute hands and eccentric details like long pointed hash marks at 3, 6 and 9 o’clock, pearled 18k white gold minute markers and an 18k gold Maltese cross, the brand’s logo, at 12 o’clock. Justin Fenner, Robb Report, 27 Mar. 2023 Socolow is right that anti-scientific impulses in the United States and elsewhere are an alarming feature of today's world and perhaps indeed good reason to move the doomsday minute hand closer to midnight. IEEE Spectrum, 14 Mar. 2023 The newest dive features a bold and stylish color scheme, highlighted by the sunburst face and purple minute hand. Christian Gollayan, Men's Health, 7 Mar. 2023 The unique styling is enhanced by the flexible minute hand, which expands and changes shape according to its position on the oblong dial. Cait Bazemore, Robb Report, 28 Nov. 2022

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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 29 Mar. 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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