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1Minute hand — Minute Min ute, a. Of or pertaining to a minute or minutes; occurring at or marking successive minutes. [1913 Webster] {Minute bell}, a bell tolled at intervals of a minute, as to give notice of a death or a funeral. {Minute book}, a book in… …
2minute hand — [ˈmınıt hænd] n the long thin piece of metal that points to the minutes on a clock or watch →↑hour hand …
3minute hand — n. the longer hand of a clock or watch, which indicates the minutes and moves around the dial once every hour …
4minute hand — noun points to the minutes • Syn: ↑big hand • Hypernyms: ↑hand * * * noun, pl ⋯ hands [count] : the long hand that marks the minutes on a watch or clock compare ↑hour hand, ↑second hand * * * ˈminute ha …
5minute hand — UK [ˈmɪnɪt ˌhænd] / US noun [countable] Word forms minute hand : singular minute hand plural minute hands the moving part on a clock or watch that points to the number of minutes past the hour …
6minute hand — min′ute hand [[t]ˈmɪn ɪt[/t]] n. hor the hand that indicates the minutes on a clock or watch, usu. longer than the hour hand • Etymology: 1720–30 …
7minute hand — /min it/ the hand that indicates the minutes on a clock or watch, usually longer than the hour hand. [1720 30] * * * …
8minute hand — noun The hand of a clock or watch face that revolves once each hour and indicates the minutes. Syn: big hand …
9minute hand — /ˈmɪnət hænd/ (say minuht hand) noun the hand that indicates the minutes on a clock or watch …
10minute hand — noun Date: 1720 the long hand that marks the minutes on the face of a watch or clock …
