minute hand

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The pointer on a clock or watch that indicates the minutes.

minuteminute + NOUN

Categories:

hand

Examples (10)

  • The minute hand on the clock moved steadily.
  • I watched the minute hand slowly approach noon.
  • The clock's minute hand is longer than the hour hand.
  • He adjusted the minute hand on his antique watch.
  • Can you tell the time by looking at the minute hand?
  • The minute hand completing a full rotation marks an hour.
  • She traced the path of the minute hand with her finger.
  • A broken minute hand rendered the clock useless.
  • The glow-in-the-dark minute hand was visible in the dark.
  • Don't confuse the minute hand with the second hand.