sweep hand

  • 1sweep hand — n. SECOND HAND (sense 1): also sweep second hand …

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  • 2sweep hand — sweep′ hand n. hor a hand, usu. a second hand, centrally mounted with the minute and hour hands of a timepiece and reaching to the edge of the dial • Etymology: 1940–45 …

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  • 3sweep hand — noun a second hand that is mounted on the same center as the hour and minute hand and is read on the minutes • Syn: ↑sweep second • Hypernyms: ↑second hand * * * noun : sweep second * * * Horol. a hand, usually a second hand, centrally mounted… …

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  • 4sweep hand — noun Date: 1943 sweep second hand …

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  • 5sweep hand — Horol. a hand, usually a second hand, centrally mounted with the minute and hour hands of a timepiece and reaching to the edge of the dial. [1940 45] * * * …

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  • 6sweep-sec|ond hand — «SWEEP SEHK uhnd», = sweep hand. (Cf. ↑sweep hand) …

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  • 7sweep second hand — sweep hand or sweep second hand noun A hand on a clock or watch that indicates seconds • • • Main Entry: ↑sweep …

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  • 8sweep-secondhand — sweep sec·ond hand (swēpʹsĕk ənd) n. A long hand on a clock or watch that measures seconds by moving the space of a minute for each second. Also called sweep hand. * * * …

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  • 9sweep-second — /sweep sek euhnd/, n. (on a timepiece) a second hand that is a sweep hand. [1935 40] * * * …

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  • 10sweep-second — noun a second hand that is mounted on the same center as the hour and minute hand and is read on the minutes • Syn: ↑sweep hand • Hypernyms: ↑second hand * * * ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun : a second hand on a timepiece mounted concentrically with the… …

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